The Ballad of Nancy Fullgood
A woman goes for a walk on a cold winter’s night. When rain soaks her to the skin, she thinks she has found shelter. However, as she learns the tragic story of Nancy Fullgood, her discomfort grows with that of the reader.
A chilling winter’s tale from a master of the art of the short story.
Author:Â Michael Stewart
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Summary
A woman goes for a walk on a cold winter’s night. When rain soaks her to the skin, she thinks she has found shelter. However, as she learns the tragic story of Nancy Fullgood, her discomfort grows with that of the reader.
A chilling winter’s tale from a master of the art of the short story.
Michael Stewart is the creator of the Brontë Stones project, four monumental stones situated in the landscape between the birthplace and the parsonage, inscribed with poems by Kate Bush, Carol Ann Duffy, Jeannette Winterson and Jackie Kay. His previous publications are:
Novels
King Crow
Café Assassin
Ill Will: The Untold Story of Heathcliff
Black Wood Women
Short Fiction
Mr Jolly
Four Letter Words
Poetry
Couples
The Dogs
Non-Fiction
Walking the Invisible: Following in the Brontës’ Footsteps
Michael lives in Haworth and is the director of the Brontë Writing Centre.
In the distance was a small cottage to her right with smoke snaking from the chimney. As she approached it, there was just one faint orange light from the downstairs room, and ivy growing round the door, and she thought how cosy it looked.
The Ballad of Nancy Fullgood
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