Jane Hardy, 36 and single, lives alone. Untaxed by her job as a lecturer, and bored by her boyfriend, things look up when a couple, Ruth and Harry, move in downstairs. Harry is protective when Jane is visited by a friend's violent ex-husband but when he intervenes, the consequences are horrifying.

Fatal Observations

Literature & Fiction

Merriman, Catherine

Contemporary

Pan Books

Jane Hardy finds her routine life thrown upside down by the release from prison of George, a friend's threatening ex-husband, and the efforts of Harry, a neighbor, to stop him

British & Irish

Victor Gollancz

<p>Exploring the fantasies, aspirations and self-deceptions that color everyday lives, these stories home in with wit and understanding on ordinary lives that are extraordinarily well told.</p>

Silly Mothers (Honno Modern Fiction)

Short Stories & Anthologies

Honno Press

Twisting the everyday in clever and unexpected ways, these short stories transform the mundane into something bright, with a distinct edge. A woman realizes suddenly that she has become invisible; bikers party in a remote mountain pub; an Englishman searches for mustard in a quiet Welsh village; and a housewife’s ordinary life suddenly turns very strange indeed. The collection emphasizes the potential for the extraordinary—even when that may mean a turn to something darker, more tragic, or sordid—and meets these twists with sharp humor and optimism.

Of Sons and Stars (Honno Modern Fiction)

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Fatal Observations

Fatal Observations

Silly Mothers (Honno Modern Fiction)

Of Sons and Stars (Honno Modern Fiction)