Dove Keeper

"[Dante's] book . . . approaches death, trauma, and grief with the utmost sensitivity and realism." – August Blair's "The Women-Centric Gothic Horror Novel We've Been Waiting For""Moving forward and back in time, the stories of three women . . . weave together to create a tale of loss, loneliness, and survival. Emily Deibler's Dove Keeper is an imaginative work of gothic horror, laced with eerily beautiful descriptors and haunting imagery . . . I can usually predict twists . . . but Dove Keeper was a true page-turner."For fans of classic or supernatural horror, the grotesque, gothic, Poe, Lovecraft, and others in that vein, I cannot recommend Deibler's work enough. With a debut novel like this, she is absolutely one to watch." –Laurel Lowe, poet"[Deibler] presents a compelling world that seamlessly weaves the mundane with the unfathomable. The characters are deeply and lovingly explored, making each one feel like someone you could reach out and touch as you read. A beautiful exploration of complicated relationships that shows real understanding of familial conflict and the layers of pain and love that make them. I pride myself in being good at spotting twists, but this one floored me." –Maeve Nettles, poet and artistSome doors are best left closed. 1918. World War I. Rennes, France. Thirteen-year-old Marcy, the executioner's overprotected daughter, desperately craves companionship and latches onto the first person she meets after her home life becomes maddening. But when Marcy visits her mysterious friend's manor and curiosity takes over, what terrible secrets will she discover, and can she be saved in time?In the vein of Crimson Peak, The Bloody Chamber, and The Others (and inspired by chilling historical events), Dove Keeper is a woman-centric Gothic horror story with the haunting fairy tale undercurrents of "Bluebeard."

About the Author

Emily, a loyal fan of the spooky goth aunt aesthetic, enjoys writing macabre narratives with unusual characters often on the edges of society. She earned a BA in English in 2017 and is currently pursuing an MA in Professional Writing. While she works as the editor for the Kennesaw State University Department of English's newsletter, she is also a co-editor for Exhume, a literary magazine mostly geared toward queer trauma survivors. Emily also works as an intern for Sundress Publications and the social media coordinator and web editor for Doubleback Review, an online journal for works from defunct publications. Her poetry and short stories have been published by Vamp Cat Mag, Honey & Lime, TL;DR Press, Z PublishingHouse, and Marias at Sampaguitas.Her debut novel, Dove Keeper, was published in 2018.

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