"Hall's writing is lush, filled with startling conclusions about the nature of art and love and death. . . [A] shudder-inducing debut." ~ The New York TimesPolly Hall is author of Myrrh, and The Taxidermist's Lover. She holds an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.Her flash fiction, poetry and stories have been included in national and international anthologies and collaborative arts projects. You can find her @PollyHallWriter on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.Reviews for The Taxidermist's Lover:“The menace increases slowly but relentlessly, permeating every corner, and the twists, plentiful but also well earned, pile up, resolving in a near-perfect horror ending . . . [A] lyrical debut, told with the confidence of a veteran. ” ~ Booklist, Starred Review“Creepy and sensual . . . the tension between Scarlett and Henry is riveting . . . making The Taxidermist’s Lover a luxurious, macabre romance. ” ~ Foreword Reviews“As strange as it is disturbing . . . It’s [Scarlett’s] highly personal confessional tone, exposed internal conflicts, grotesque dreams, and desires that draw the reader in. ” ~ Kirkus Reviews“Rich, decadent prose . . . allusions to The Bride of Frankenstein nicely ground the ending in the gothic tradition. ” ~ Publishers WeeklyReviews for Myrrh:“Clever, insightful, and insidiously vicious, Polly Hall’s Myrrh is a terrifying and profoundly visceral exploration of social appearances, identity, and family. One of the most remarkable novels I’ve read in quite some time.”—Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke"Remember the name Polly Hall. Her novel breathes life in the gathering gloom." -- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters"Hall spins a slow and unnerving work of psychological horror around three women who stake their identities on their families...Immobilized by doubt and self-delusion, they yearn for intimacy from their partners and validation from their families—even as they gradually descend deeper into madness. Patient readers will be rewarded." -Publishers Weekly"MYRRH is an extraordinary puzzle-box of a book which interweaves the lives of women to create an intricate web of identity. Polly Hall makes her fairy-tale allusions feel startlingly modern in this world of blood, lost girls, and psychological horror." Ally Wilkes, author of Where the Dead Wait"For every woman with a goblin inside her. This dark, lonely, yearning, twisty book is not for the faint of heart, and boy did I love it." CJ Leede, Bram Stoker nominated author of Maeve Fly“Themes of motherhood, identity and obsession swirl throughout this atmospheric, fantasy-tinged literary thriller. [...] [I]t’s a well-observed and empathetic look at two women in states of psychological distress.” - SFX Magazine 4*ReviewRead more about this authorRead less about this author