Acknowledgements Introduction The Grotesque Utopia: Joanna Russ, Jeanette Winterson, Angela Carter, Jane Palmer and Monique Wittig Chronotopes and Cyborgs: Octavia Butler, Joanna Russ, Fay Weldon and Marge Piercy Vampires and the Unconscious: Marge Piercy, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Bessie Head Ghosts and (Narrative) Ghosting: Margaret Atwood, Jeanette Winterson and Toni Morrison Fairies and Feminism: Alice Thomas Ellis, Fay Weldon and Elizabeth Baines Magic Realism Meets the Contemporary Gothic: Isabel Allende and Angela Carter Mannequins in the Marketplace: Angela Carter, Pat Barker and Margaret Atwood Conclusion: The Lost Mother Bibliography Index