“A page-turning assault on the senses.”
★★★★★
“Provocative short stories by a writer who has a unique mind and—for my money—a brilliant one.”
★★★★★
“An amazing visual range that takes you from horrified to devastated in just a few short passages.”
★★★★★
“The literary equivalent of deep tissue massage.”
★★★★★
“Clever, off-kilter, darkly satisfying short stories.”
★★★★★
“Beautifully crafted and memorable.”
★★★★★
“A skilfully written collection of short stories.”
★★★★★
Eleven furiously imaginative and off-centre stories that blend dark magical realism with gripping domestic drama to create tales that range from the hauntingly peculiar to the downright bizarre.
An aggressively good-natured community activist will stop at nothing to achieve immortality. An invisible chef meets his biggest and most deadly fan. A cleaner’s life of drudgery and misfortune takes a frightening detour. A weekend break to Barcelona dissolves into a journey to the edges of sanity. Step-by-step instructions on how to steal your visibility back. And much, much more.