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The Liar’s Chair
Rebecca Whitney (Mantle)
****
Book fling
Rachel and David Teller are the stereotypical successful Brighton couple – but the facade of a perfect marriage cloaks dark and unpleasant truths. Whitney has somehow created a page-turner from a cast of despicable characters. A gritty psychological drama that capitalises on the complexities of abuse, British social class and personal relationships.
- Tiah Beautement @ms_tiahmarie
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God is an Astronaut
Alyson Foster (Bloomsbury Circus)
****
Book buff
Documents, through a half-year’s worth of emails, the life of Jessica Frobisher, a botanist and academic whose husband Liam runs a space tourism business. Although Jess is not unaware of her privilege, she remains, like most of the rich, sheltered from the worst. Until the wiles of fate cause the plot to thicken, of course. Original and well written.
- Chantelle Gray van Heerden @CGrayvH
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High Crime Area
Joyce Carol Oates (Head of Zeus)
****
Book thrill
The best thing about books of short stories is that you can put them down in between tales. Not this book. The eight stories here are utterly compelling and don’t allow for pause. Employing biting humour and irony, Oates unveils the darker side of human nature, exploring the relationships between strangers, brother and sister, professor and student, hospital carer and patient. Most of her tales do not fail to satisfy.
- Edyth Bulbring @EdythBulbring
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Trigger Warning: Short Fictions & Disturbances
Neil Gaiman (Headline)
****
Book fiend
Gaiman has you from his first sentence: “There are things that upset us.” Then he explains, “Many of these stories end badly for at least one of the people in them. Consider yourself warned.” They do end badly but that’s okay because Gaiman’s masterful storytelling is truly showcased here. See especially “The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains”, where the narrator’s daughter has disappeared and he is on a mission to exact revenge.
- Jennifer Platt @Jenniferdplatt
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- The Liar’s Chair by Rebecca Whitney
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- High Crime Area by Joyce Carol Oates
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- Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
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