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The Country Will Bring Us No Peace
ONE OF BOOK RIOT'S "20 MUST-READ HORROR BOOKS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF" Simon and Marie can’t seem to have a baby. And so they flee the city for an idyllic village, where things will certainly be better. But the town is gloomy, even hostile -- things haven’t been the same since the factory closed down and a broadcast antenna was erected. Now there are no birds singing, and people have started disappearing.
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace
'An eerie meditation on the shattering power of grief and the painful search for any kind of redemption.' – Will Maclean, author of The Apparition Phase 'A horror story with the horror drained out. What remains is the insoluble wreckage of the grief left behind. It is beautiful and deeply moving.' – Jac Jemc, author of The Grip of Ite Simon and Marie can't seem to have a baby. They decide to flee the city for an idyllic village, where things, they tell themselves, must be better. But their new home is gloomy, threatening, tinged with tragedy – things have not been the same since the factory closed down and the broadcast antenna was erected. In the trees, no birds are singing, and people have started disappearing.... The Country Will Bring Us No Peace is celebrated Québécois author Matthieu Simard's first work to be translated into English and published in the UK; a strange and poignant novella exploring grief and its aftermath.
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Quand Lemaire S'est Pendu
"Je n'ai pas peur de la mort. J'ai juste peur que si je meurs, personne ne s'en rende compte." (cf. p. 7). Solitaire, Martin trouve sa vie ennuyante à mourir. Depuis qu'il est tombé amoureux d'Anouk et que Pavel, le nouvel élève russe du collège privé, est devenu son ami, il se sent cependant plus fort. Mais voilà que ce dernier ne le reconnaît plus et qu'Anouk lui fait le coup de l'"amitié". Martin périclite. Il se remémore le suicide d'un ancien élève depuis le toit de son école où le concierge Xanax le croise, et où Pavel, plus tard, l'y rejoint ... -- Situant l'action dans un célèbre collège de Montréal du quartier de Côte-des-Neiges, un quatrième épisode provocate...
Les gens qui pognent, c'est des épais
Solitaire, Martin trouve sa vie ennuyante à mourir, mais depuis qu'il s'est affirmé devant Paiement pour protéger Pavel, le nouvel élève russe du collège privé, il se sent plus fort. Malheureusement, le directeur, qui a vu en lui l'informateur par excellence, l'invite tous les jeudis à dénoncer les petits et gros manquements aux règlements des autres étudiants, ce qui lui donne la nausée tant est grande sa honte. Pour ajouter à son malheur, il s'agira cette fois d'Anouk, qui a volé une canette de jus plus tôt, dont il est secrètement épris. Arrivera-t-il à mentir pour la protéger? ... -- Situant l'action dans un célèbre collège de Montréal du quartier Côte-des-Neiges,...
L'amour m'écoeure
Solitaire, Martin trouve sa vie ennuyante à mourir. Mais depuis qu'il est tombé amoureux d'Anouk et que de surcroît celle-ci semble l'apprécier parce qu'il s'est porté à la défense de Pavel, le nouvel élève russe du collège privé, il se sent plus fort. Mais voilà que ce dernier se fait enlever sous ses yeux. Avec Anouk, il tente d'alerter les adultes qui pourraient leur venir en aide, mais rien ne laisse croire qu'ils veuillent vraiment s'en mêler. Pour ajouter à sa confusion, Martin se demande s'il ne profite pas aussi un peu de l'occasion pour se rapprocher d'Anouk? ... -- Situant l'action dans un célèbre collège de Montréal du quartier de Côte-des-Neiges, un troisième ...
Between Beirut and the Moon
'A joyous tale from a fresh new voice.' – Cosmopolitan – Cosmopolitan A young boy comes of age within the confines of post-civil-war Beirut, with conflict, and comedy lurking round every corner. Adam dreams of becoming an astronaut but who has ever heard of an Arab on the moon? He battles with his father, a book-hoarding journalist with a penchant for writing eulogies, his closest friend, Basil, a Druze who is said to worship goats and believe in reincarnation, and a host of other misfits and miscreants in a city attempting recover from years of political and military violence. Adam's youth oscillates from laugh out loud escapades, to near death encounters, as he struggles to understand the turbulent and elusive city he calls home. ''Set amidst the country's sectarian divisions as it attempts to recover from decades of political violence and civil war, Between Beirut and the Moon charts a young boy's near-death encounters, with a colourful cast and comical escapades. A unique debut.' – AnOther Magazine
In the Shadow of the Phosphorus Dawn
'Terrifying and enthralling, a unique novel seething with violence. I loved it' Heidi James, author of The Sound Mirror Carl, reeling from the death of his brother, is drowning in visions. Followed by shadow men through the crumbling outer regions of the city. Unable to trust those closest to him. Doubting his own reality. As a wave of brutal, ritualistic gangland killings sweeps through the underworld, Carl's involvement with a life he thought he had left behind catches up with him, with terrifying results. In the Shadow of the Phosphorous Dawn is the raw, brilliant debut novel from Rob True, operating at the bleeding edge of crime and psychedelic horror.
Man Hating Psycho
''Utterly absorbing and standout tales... Baal's witty and unconventional prose will hook you in right from the start.' – Cosmopolitan Man Hating Psycho is the caustic new collection of stories from visionary writer Iphgenia Baal. Interrogating the disconnect between our public identities and real-life selves, Baal exposes the inherent duplicity of online communication. Text messages relaying deep personal crisis are nothing more than an annoyance, WhatsApp takedowns of wide-eyed left-wingers unfold at breakneck speed, friendships that seem set in stone disintegrate at the first hint of sex, the language of love degraded as life becomes more and more transactional. With black and disquieting humour, thirteen playful texts disparage the highly-profitable superstitions that are the scaffolding of our current social order. Man Hating Psycho lays bare the trappings of modern life, whilst putting the short story form through a literary mincer.. 'An extraordinary voice, and if you want to understand what happens next in modern writing, you'd do well to listen to it. A revelation.' – Alan Moore
Exercises In Control
'Smart and smarting, Banks's incisive stories reveal the sharp tensions and chaotic impassivities of modern life. A triumph.' – Eley Williams, author of Attrib. 'We do have a complaints procedure. You will find paper and a pen (chained) to the shelf by the bin. Write your concerns and then place them in the bin. PLEASE NOTE: We do not allow items to be placed in the bin. Please do not write on the paper.' A lonely woman invites danger between tedious dates; a station guard plays a bloody game of heads-or-tails; an office cleaner sneaks into a forbidden room hiding grim secrets. Compelling and provocative, Annabel Banks's debut short fiction collection draws deeply upon the human need to be in control — no matter how devastating the cost.
