a woman is found dead in her home, half-drowned under Amazon parcels and online purchases; what's more the parcels keep coming... A discovery of human teeth in an old dress in a never visited part of an old mansion leads to a terrifying revelation... The expression ‘ safe as houses’ may convey sentiments of security and certainty – but that’ s clearly not the case with Christine Poulson’ s much-anticipated debut collection. Her stories place the reader in the very midst of domestic life, yet they’ re never more than a few steps away from something altogether more unsettling, even malevolent. Whether it’ s the putative safety of a countryside cottage, or the sprawling luxury of an old manor house, Poulson deftly dismantles the trust we invest in those places typically associated with stability and sanctuary. A stark warning against the complacency of our quotidian existences, these ten chilling stories showcase a writer at the very peak of her powers.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Genre: Literary Fiction
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