{"product_id":"all-that-black-9798899760723","title":"All That Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Don't you feel more \u003c\/em\u003eliberated\u003cem\u003e now, my wild honey pie?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurin, 2010. College dropout Susanna Marino has been tasked by a mysterious firm with finding a print of an obscure short film in exchange for a lucrative payout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catch: the star of the movie, \u003cem\u003eUn día en Lisboa\u003c\/em\u003e, is Soledad Miranda, the ill-fated muse of maverick director Jess Franco. And the film is said to be cursed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her search whisks her from a nightclub for cinephiles called Blue Velvet to the coast of Portugal and into the labyrinth of a crazed collector's filmic menagerie, Susanna uncovers an arcane connection between Franco's \"Dark Lady\" and a nightmarish figure from her past. Soon, she learns that almost everyone she knows has designs on the movie, Soledad, or Susanna herself - and some have murder on their minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo unravel the mysteries surrounding that fateful day in Lisbon four decades ago, she'll have to plunge headlong into all that black...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrillingly adventurous and cinematic, Cristiana Astori's \u003cem\u003eAll That Black \u003c\/em\u003ereflects the influence of Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento and Sergio Martino while evoking the writings of Alain Robbe-Grillet, JG Ballard and Trent Dalton. First published in Italy in 2011 as part of \u003cem\u003eIl Giallo Mondadori\u003c\/em\u003e, it is presented here for the first time in English through a translation by Patrick Moroney, and includes an afterword by noted genre expert Carlos Aguilar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cristiana is a writer of sharp, clever fiction - a bright star rapidly expanding her light in the literary heavens. Don't miss her work!\" - \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eJoe R. Lansdale, author of \u003cem\u003eBubba Ho-Tep\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bottoms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a novel addressed to an insatiably cine-literate, voraciously acquisitive readership, and it strikes me as an admirably modern work. Astori's prose is bright, lively, mystical and sensual in its attention to light, color and textures; I turn the pages with a spring in my step.\" - Tim Lucas, author of \u003cem\u003eThroat Sprockets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cristiana has written an exciting novel with plenty of lore about Soledad and cinema to keep fans engrossed. Thanks to Patrick for bringing this important work to a wider audience in the English language. A must-read!\" - Amy Brown, Soledad Miranda historian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sticking Place Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899760723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.03d","brand":"Cristiana Astori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679614103733,"sku":"9798899760723","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f0fde9dc-6a80-4547-a2e4-22382a81c77e.jpg?v=1781045938","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-that-black-9798899760723","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}