“Twelve years ago he had met Fern and the things had arrived,
nameless then, crooning and sniggering as they swarmed around her,
scrabbling at the catches of what was real.” The walls of our
world are thin, and in places they start to break down. A new love
affair awakens a host of malignant things on the fringes of a young
man’s vision. An academic uncovers an ancient song with the power
to change reality. A violent computer game turns into an obsession,
bleeding into the waking world. This debut collection from Sam
Thompson (Communion Town, longlisted for the Booker Prize) explores
the cracks in the fabric of our existence, the hinterlands where
the mundane meets the strange. Drawing upon writers like Robert
Aickman and Thomas Ligotti, Whirlwind Romance creates a landscape
all its own – a place where a single moment can be the catalyst
to turn the very nature of reality upside down. Breathtaking,
poetic, and yet shot through with an unsettling darkness, it
confirms Thompson’s place as a major talent.
General
| Imprint: |
Unsung Stories Limited
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2022 |
| Firstpublished: |
2022 |
| Authors: |
Sam Thompson
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-912658-20-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-912658-20-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781912658206 |
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