The pre-war house. Humming and pinging -- The egg -- Overnight stop -- Glory hole -- Nurture -- Seclusion -- Sleeping under the stars -- Jetsam -- Monsoon puddles -- It has happened before -- The yacht man -- The machines -- Wink wink -- If there's anything left -- Static -- Sometimes you think you are alone -- A small window -- The smell of the slaughterhouse -- Helicopter Jean -- Small animals -- Trees in the tarmac -- Late -- The pre-war house.
Summary:
"Fractured families, domestic claustrophobia, and the unseen menace of the everyday. Alison Moore's debut collection of short fiction shares the same emotional tension and tightly controlled prose that garnered her first novel, The Lighthouse, a spot on the Man Booker shortlist. From flash fictions to the novella, insightful realism to chilling gothic horror, Moore's talents are on full display here."-- Provided by publisher.
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