Breath of Life (Unabridged)

Rosalie Parker runs the independent UK publishing house Tartarus Press with R. B. Russell. Her previous collections include The Old Knowledge (Swan River Press 2010) and Damage (PS Publishing 2016). "In the Garden" was selected for Best New Horror 21 (2010), and "Random Flight" for Best British Horror 2015. Rosalie lives in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, the magnificent landscape of which inspires and sometimes provides the settings for her writing.

Breath of LIFE: After wandering around the car boot sale in the rain for half the morning, Tilda was ready to buy almost anything. Besides, the dummy made her laugh. He was handsome and bald, with articulated arms and legs, dressed in a soggy tweed suit which probably dated to the 1960s.