'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 naïve 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 Sunday
