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The Cormorant
Stephen Gregory

A young family receives a welcome surprise when old Uncle Ian dies and leaves them a cottage in north Wales. For Ian's nephew and his wife Ann, it seems a stroke of incredible good fortune, enabling them to leave their unfulfilling lives in the city for a newfound freedom in the remote seaside cottage. There's just one catch. Uncle Ian's will has a strange condition: the couple must care for his pet cormorant or forfeit the bequest. They think nothing of it at first: Uncle Ian was eccentric, and the bird is amusing in a way. But when the cormorant begins to show a violent and malevolent side, they soon find that Uncle Ian's gift may not be a blessing, but a curse.  

The Cormorant (1986) received widespread critical acclaim, winning the prestigious Somerset Maugham Award and earning comparisons to the works of Poe. This edition includes a new introduction by the author, in which he reveals how this enduring and haunting tale had its origins in his own experiences during a bleak Welsh winter.

GENRE
Horror

UK PUBLICATION
June 1986 (original)
August 2020 - eBook (new)


​Praise

"Gregory writes with the hypnotic power of Poe."
Publishers Weekly

"...eerie, effective..."
​Kirkuk Reviews

​"Cannot recommend it highly enough. Wonderful, considered writing."
Amazon Review


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US: Valancourt Books

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