Posted on 05/30/2021 11:02:14 PM PDT by tbw2
The daughter of Marion Zimmer Bradley discusses “The Last Closet: The Dark Side of Avalon”
“The Last Closet” was written by Moira Greyland. She’s the daughter of Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of “The Mists of Avalon” and Walter Breen. It is Marion Bradley’s book from which the book title is drawn. “The Last Closet: The Dark Side of Avalon” is equal parts autobiography and true-crime thriller with a tragic sprinkling of the history of science fiction fandom mixed in. Moira’s book includes large sections of horrifying personal stories, but she has gone to great length to document what happened. For example, her father’s repeated arrests on pedophilia charges (he died in prison) and her mother’s testimony during such trials are public record. She’s backed up everything she can from external sources. I had the opportunity to interview Moira, and the transcript is below.
(Excerpt) Read more at libertyislandmag.com ...
An Author Interview with Moira Greyland Peat by Tamara Wilhite
The daughter of Marion Zimmer Bradley discusses “The Last Closet: The Dark Side of Avalon”
https://libertyislandmag.com/2019/07/29/an-author-interview-with-moira-greyland-peat-by-tamara-wilhite/
Tamara: Do you have any other writing projects in the works? Moira: Yes. I was recently bereaved of my brother in April, and my husband in May. Every few days, I have been writing essays about my grief, and I have been asked many times to put them in a book and publish them, ostensibly to help both the bereaved and hospice workers who believe my account will help them understand the grieving process more fully. My working title is “Letters from Grief.” Apart from that, I have a book on practical PTSD management which differs from other offerings in that it will not include sad stories which will trigger the reader, but it will give a road map of a great many ways that the lives and the coping skills of trauma patients can be improved.
Was not aware that she had lost both her brother and husband last year.
Thank you for the post.
Has anyone read the book?
I tried to read it and couldn’t finish it.
Can you tell me why you couldn’t finish it? Was it too awful what was happening to the children or was the writing too bad? Or something else?
The graphic detailing of the sexual abuse of her and her brother. The physical abuse was bad, but that was worse.
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