Katherine Stansfield je autorkou románov a básní, ktorá vyrastala na vresovisku Bodmin Moor. Jej detektívna séria z 19. storočia je zasadená do Cornwallu a sleduje netradičné duo vyšetrovateľov, ktoré sa zaoberá skutočnými historickými udalosťami a miestnym folklórom. Jej štýl je často opisovaný ako kríženie Sherlocka Holmesa, Akty X a Daphne du Maurier. Pod pseudonymom DK Fields spolupracuje s Davidom Towseyom na politických fantasy románoch.
In her second collection, We Could Be Anywhere by Now, Katherine Stansfield brings us poems about placement and displacement full of both wry comedy and uneasy tension. Stints in Wales, Italy and Canada, plus return trips to her native Cornwall all spark poems delighting in the off-key, the overheard, the comedy and pathos of everyday life.
The horizon is a blue streak across the pale sea, giving the trick of land close enough to sail to. Pearl imagines a packet ship surging to another world with two passengers safe in the bows, their hands joined together.
Cornwall, 1844. On a lonely moorland farm not far from Jamaica Inn, farmhand Shilly finds love in the arms of Charlotte Dymond. When she's found on the moor with her throat cut, Shilly is determined to find out who is responsible, and so is the stranger calling himself Mr Williams who asks for Shilly's help.
Cornwall 1845. What caused the death of a tattooed stranger found on Morwenstow beach clutching a key? Is he a victim of deliberate wrecking, lured by false lights? Or are tales of savage mermaids true?
This collection features a series of short stories that blend the bizarre and unsettling, reminiscent of classic penny dreadfuls. Each tale is crafted to evoke feelings of discomfort and creepiness, all while delivering a dose of terror. The modern twist adds a fresh perspective to the genre, making it a captivating read for those who enjoy the strange and macabre.
In 2018, Katherine Stansfield was the poet-in-residence at Cornerstone, the neo-Gothic church in the centre of Cardiff converted into an events space. This pamphlet of new poems is the result: the record of a dynamic year of varied events, and an exploration of this fascinating building's rich history.
Jamaica Inn, 1844: the talk is of witches. A boy has vanished in the woods of Trethevy on the North Cornish coast, and a reward is offered for his return. Shilly has had enough of such dark doings, but her new companion, the woman who calls herself Anna Drake, insists they investigate.
Katherine Stansfield's first collection from Seren, 'Playing House' introduces us to a vibrant new voice in British Poetry.