ARGONAUT BOOKS

New Arcana explores grief, bad boyfriends and the power of female friendship through readings of the Tarot and Tim Burton movies. Moving from teenage friendship and destructive relationships towards a tangling with the realities of family life, domesticity, and desire, the book builds into a heartbroken letter to a dear friend who died by suicide. Reviews It is that strong sense of uncanniness throughout Jessica Traynor's Pit Lullabies that marks it with distinction. The eponymous Pit Lullabies - there are 10 in total - form a wild, exhilarating backbone to this collection w...Read More