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Anbara Salam
Anbara Salam is half-Palestinian and half-Scottish, and grew up in London. She is the author of Things Bright and Beautiful and Belladonna. She has a PhD in Theology and lives in Oxford, England.
Books by Anbara Salam
Praise
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Atmospheric. . . . a believable portrait of the 1920s spiritualism scene. Historical fiction fans will savor this.
—Publishers Weekly
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[A] brooding gothic novel. . . . This darkly atmospheric tale asks where the line between charity and deceit lies in a society haunted by those gone too soon.
—Booklist
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Charming, evocative and very well researched. . . . If you need me, I will be reading this in bed with a flashlight.
—CrimeReads
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Glittering. . . . intoxicating.
—Foreward Reviews
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A darkly sumptuous love letter to the ghosts of Edinburgh past, guaranteed to give you goosebumps. Under its veneer of eccentric frivolity and acerbic wit, Hazardous Spirits is a heartbreaking exploration of collective grief and personal trauma. An exquisitely written work of Caledonian gothic.
—Francine Toon, author of Pine
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Equal parts lush Gothic mystery and delicately-wrought 1920’s domestic drama, Hazardous Spirits is a riveting exploration of the unknowable—whether it’s ghosts, spirits, or the people we love most.
—Tara Isabella Burton, author of The World Cannot Give
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A darkly sparkling jewel of a book: haunting, vivid and stuffed full of secrets.
—Kirsty Logan, author of Now She is Witch
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Unnerving, dark, and rich, Hazardous Spirits is a novel full of heart and strangeness.
—Nell Stevens author of Briefly, A Delicious Life