{"id":1514,"date":"2022-07-28T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:35:16","slug":"book-hearts-in-the-hard-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-hearts-in-the-hard-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts in the Hard Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-18\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_heartsinthehardground.png?fit=250%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hearts in the Hard Ground\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Hearts in the Hard Ground<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/g-v-anderson\/\">G.V. Anderson<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2020-09-23\">September 23, 2020<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/tor-books\/\">Tor Books<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 27<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/gothic\/\">Gothic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/paranormal\/\">Paranormal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/web\/\">Web<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/tor-com\/\">Tor.com<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/4\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55246122-hearts-in-the-hard-ground\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Following the death of her mother, Fiona buys a new house in order to start a new chapter of her life, one with fewer reminders of painful memories. Unbeknownst to Fiona, this house has a melancholy history, and slightly more ghosts than she anticipated. In learning to live with her unexpected companions and their losses, Fiona might find a way to make peace with her own.<\/p>\n<p>This story is available to read for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2020\/09\/09\/hearts-in-the-hard-ground-g-v-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> on Tor.com.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47We1GC\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/hearts-in-the-hard-ground-g-v-anderson\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Online<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-07-28T06:00:28+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Hearts in the Hard Ground\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-hearts-in-the-hard-ground\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Hearts in the Hard Ground\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"G.V. 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An old house is not complete without a proper haunting, and there are plenty of ghosts to keep the lonely narrator company. Fiona is grieving the loss of her mother and struggling with the guilt of not doing enough for her mother as her health deteriorates.<\/p>\n<p>I really appreciated how Fiona&#8217;s experiences in the house reflect her struggle to reconcile her feelings toward her mother. The writing is gorgeous and flows easily, the story almost felt cozy despite the dark subjects addressed, and it is a hopeful story in spite of tragedy. The only thing that I found jarring was some of the modern norms that don&#8217;t fit the setting at all. The setting is not historical, the main character makes references to the noughties so the only old thing in the story is the house. This was only a minor complaint, the story was enjoyable overall.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Did she grow as <em>pitiful<\/em>, as <em>frightened<\/em>, as this bird when I locked her bedroom door to stop her wandering out at night? If she fretted, if she tried the door or the window or ever cried out in wordless confusion, I didn\u2019t hear her. <strong>I didn\u2019t want to<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Child Abuse, Descriptions of Death and Decay, Elder Abuse <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About G.V. Anderson<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gvanderson.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gvanderson.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gvanderson.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_gvanderson.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G. V. Anderson is a speculative fiction author whose short stories have won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, and been nominated for a Nebula. Her work can be found in Strange Horizons, Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Tor.com, as well as anthologies such as Best of British Science Fiction and The Year\u2019s Best Dark Fantasy &amp; Horror.<\/p>\n<p>She lives and works in Dorset, UK, and is currently writing her first novel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gvanderson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luna_luminarium\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/G-V-Anderson-1715302478777284\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/14177149.G_V_Anderson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48bhNfz\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I love gothic horror\u2014the haunted houses, the ghosts, the romance in a macabre setting. 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