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September 6, 2020 23 mins

And now she sat so very quietly, so very still, like a living-dead doll staring out the window.

 

Buenas noches, spooky friends! This week, let Aurelien tell you all about how Georgina's perfectly planned life got flipped-turned upside down - by Death. Set during the Mexican Revolution, "This Strange Way of Dying" (2011) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a spooky dark historical love story about choosing your future and also, becoming a goth queen. Spoilers ahead!

 

Read "This Strange Way of Dying" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia http://giganotosaurus.org/2011/08/01/this-strange-way-of-dying/

 

Buy the story collection "This Strange Way of Dying: Stories of Magic, Desire and the Fantastic" https://www.silviamoreno-garcia.com/blog/this-strange-way-of-dying/

 

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