A review by thiefofcamorr
Bluegrass Symphony by Lisa L. Hannett

5.0

Katharine is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.

To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.

Bluegrass Symphony is a collection of shorts by Lisa Hannett, an eclectic mix of horror, fantasy, magic realism and twists on known fairy tales. There are a dozen short stories on offer and shall be available from August 2011 onwards, printed by Ticonderoga Publications.

As you can guess from the name, the tales are set in the American South, but there’s a twist on most of them that makes them different – special. Magic is shown in ways we may not expect in such a realistic backdrop, often with a twist at the end. We see shape shifters, chickens who can see the future, spirit soothers and truth telling tattoos.

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