The Double (And Other Stories)

Mum and Dad were sitting up in bed, the dark veneer of the bed head framing them from abovethe waist and the white sheet messed up around their legs. Dad's mouth was smeared withblood. It was on his teeth. He was panting. Mum was looking into her lap, where she wassqueezing her left fist with her right hand. I could see the thumb sticking out, a chunk of fleshhanging off and blood streaming down.
A student travels to Estonia to investigate his violent father's upbringing.
A woman is possessed by visions of her brother's brutal death at a lake in Finland.
A bride plumbs the depths of her loathing for her husband on a journey across Africa.
A lonely boy is haunted by nightmares of a new classmate who has an affair with their teacher.
Each of the stories in The Double is unnerving, and unforgettable. Ranging from rural Australia toNorthern Europe and beyond, from the dark past of the Soviet era to a terrifying vision of thenear future, this collection marks the arrival of a unique and bewitching talent.

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