FANDOM NAME: Growing Things -- Paul Tremblay (short story)
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: The titular story of Paul Tremblay's anthology, this short story is a prequel (or sequel? AU?) to Tremblay's best selling novel A Head Full of Ghosts. It tells the story of 14 and 8 year old sisters, Marjorie and Merry, and their father who disappears one day in search of food in what may be a post apocalyptic world. The story leaves plenty up to interpretation, from the setting (is it present day? post-apoc?) to the 'growing thing' (a plant? father's science experiment gone wrong? figment of imagination?), and explores the imagination of two children. I'd recommend this to fans of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In The Castle which seemed to be a heavy inspiration for Tremblay.
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): Booksellers, libraries, etc. It's ~$8 on Kindle. HERE.
Growing Things by Paul Tremblay -- SciFi Horror Short Story
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: The titular story of Paul Tremblay's anthology, this short story is a prequel (or sequel? AU?) to Tremblay's best selling novel A Head Full of Ghosts. It tells the story of 14 and 8 year old sisters, Marjorie and Merry, and their father who disappears one day in search of food in what may be a post apocalyptic world. The story leaves plenty up to interpretation, from the setting (is it present day? post-apoc?) to the 'growing thing' (a plant? father's science experiment gone wrong? figment of imagination?), and explores the imagination of two children. I'd recommend this to fans of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In The Castle which seemed to be a heavy inspiration for Tremblay.
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): Booksellers, libraries, etc. It's ~$8 on Kindle. HERE.