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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 01/08/2024
Brilliant' SUNDAY TIMES'Compelling and unnerving' SPECTATORThis first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out of their depth--------------------------------------------------------------------A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career. A na?ve young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor. Lawrence Osborne's stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical and the violence of the natural world. --------------------------------------------------------------------`This is stylish, subversive fiction from a writer at the top of his game' New Statesman, Books of the Year`If you appreciate stories with stings in the tail, you will enjoy this fiendishly cunning new collection' Mail on SundayBinding: Paperback / softback