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Seven Empty Houses
- Author
- Samanta Schweblin
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 November 2022
- Run Time
- 3 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
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A neighbour looks on as a couple grieve the loss of their son. A young girl makes an unwelcome acquaintance in a hospital waiting room. A woman prepares for death with ruthless precision. Ominous and exhilarating, reminiscent of the best of Shirley Jackson, these chilling tales cement Samanta Schweblin's place among the finest short-story writers at work today.
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- Author
- Samanta Schweblin
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 3 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 November 2022
- ISBN
- 9781004103263
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Short stories
Synopsis
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Fever Dream comes a hotly anticipated new collection of eerie short stories. Playful and unsettling, teeming with the energy of barely contained violence, Seven Empty Houses dismantles the neat appearance of domesticity to expose the darkness and discomfort that lies beneath.A neighbour looks on as a couple grieve the loss of their son. A young girl makes an unwelcome acquaintance in a hospital waiting room. A woman prepares for death with ruthless precision. Ominous and exhilarating, reminiscent of the best of Shirley Jackson, these chilling tales cement Samanta Schweblin's place among the finest short-story writers at work today.
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