Funderland

"Plunging below the surface to confront the strange, the shocking, and often the unspeakable, this debut short story collection interrogates themes of violence, longing, and helplessness. Beautifully written as well as explosive, these stories feature characters who must cope with the darker side of human relationships, frequently from inside the seemingly cozy world of the 21st-century family."@en
"Driving to the seaside together are a young girl on the verge of womanhood, her mother and her stepfather with his son. But this is no ordinary trip. There's something sinister about Evan Charlton, and all too soon the girl is plunged into a nightmare world that she cannot understand. This debut collection of short stories by the award-winning writer and journalist Nigel Jarrett brings together places of violence, longing, helplessness and vivid remembrance, where characters must cope with the darker side of human relationships, often inside the seemingly cosy world of the family. From the Rhy."@en