Dances of Death: Short Stories on a Theme

by Gillian Tindall

In this collection of twelve short stories, Dances of Death , readers are challenged to contemplate the meaning of death, and its impact on those that are left In ‘An End in Great Russell Street’, an elderly man walks the streets of London and encounters all the ghosts from his past, and the influence that they’ve each had on his life, as he contemplates his own demise. Feelings of bitterness and isolation associated with grief are explored in ‘The Enemy’ as a woman who has resentful feelings towards her mother is left reeling following news of her sudden death. And ‘The Loss’ is a devastating tale of how one man overcomes the loss of his wife through the comfort and companionship of his dog, yet is left devastated when the pet suddenly goes missing.

Gillian Tindall offers an incredibly moving and thought-provoking selection, which will challenge all our perceptions of this important and universal topic.

221 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Gillian Tindall began her career as a prize-winning novelist. She has continued to publish fiction but has also staked out an impressive territory in idiosyncratic non-fiction that is brilliantly evocative of place.

Her The Fields Beneath: The History of One London Village which first appeared thirty years ago, has rarely been out of print; nor has Celestine: Voices from a French Village, published in the mid 1990s and translated into several languages, for which she was decorated by the French government.

Well known for the quality of her writing and the meticulous nature of her research, Gillian is a master of miniaturist history. She lives with her husband in London.