Death and the Woman, Gertrude Atherton
Death and the Woman, Gertrude Atherton
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Death and the Woman

Author: Gertrude Atherton

Narrator: Rachel Fulginiti

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/16/2013

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

Gertrude Atherton was a gothic novelist and short story writer. A protge of Ambrose Bierce, his influence can be seen in many of her stories, which often have overt references to the supernatural. In Death and the Woman, a woman sits all alone in grief at her dying husbands side, waiting for Death to claim him. In the creepy, desolate surroundings, her imagination begins to get the best of herbut is it only her imagination?

About Gertrude Atherton

Gertrude Atherton (1857–1948) was an American writer whose novels and short stories are often compared to Henry James and Edith Wharton. Born in San Francisco, she eloped at the age of nineteen. Though her husband disapproved of her writing, she continued, and with his death in 1887, she pursued her writing career full time under the guidance of Ambrose Bierce. Considered one of the early feminists, she wrote sixty books and numerous short works.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richie on January 31, 2023

A beautifully-written disturbing piece. This might sound like a paradox, but such are the traits of Gertrude Atherton's moving tale of a young woman keeping watch over her dying husband's bed. The short-story is doubtless classified as a horror tale. But we must note that every ounce of the gruesome......more

Goodreads review by John on October 08, 2019

A woman tries to stand in the way of death from claiming her husband with the typical result you would expect.......more

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie on January 04, 2024

Not particularly floored by this, but slightly impressed with the emotion it gives off. Watching someone you love die is never an easy thing, and Atherton does a decent job of walking us through the pain and heartache of each passing breath until the end. Not my favorite of what I'd read lately, but......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on March 05, 2025

3.75 The writing was so beautiful and honestly moving. I can't imagine the pain and the helplessness the woman must've felt while she sat beside her dying husband. And let's be honest, I hope I won't feel the same sooon. Absolutely stunning writing!......more

Goodreads review by Ali on November 06, 2024

Letting go of the dying husband turns into waiting for Death to arrive in person. Could have been longer, still moved me.......more

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