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by Iain Reid
A taut, psychological mind-bender from the bestselling author of I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
We don't get visitors. Not out here. We never have.
In Iain Reid's second haunting, philosophical puzzle of a novel, set in the near-future, Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable, solitary life on their farm, far from the city lights, but in close quarters with each other. One day, a stranger from the city arrives with alarming news: Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm...very far away. The most unusual part? Arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won't have a chance to miss him, because she won't be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.
Told in Reid's sharp and evocative style, Foe examines the nature of domestic relationships, self-determination, and what it means to be (or not to be) a person. An eerily entrancing page-turner, it churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale.
"Reid is at it again, exploiting readers with plot twists, narrative unease, and explosive conclusions in his second novel... [he] has the rare ability to make readers both uncomfortable and engaged, and this drama will surely send them back to the beginning pages to track the clues he left to the surprise ending." —Booklist (starred review)
"Reid proves once again that he is a master of atmosphere and suspense. Readers won't be able to put this one down." —Publishers Weekly
"I couldn't put it down. It infected my dreams. A creepy and brilliant book." —Zoe Whittall, Giller shortlisted author of The Best Kind of People
"From the opening page, you'll have an uneasy feeling as you settle in to Iain's Reid's brilliant new novel, Foe…. A masterful and breathtakingly unique read. I can't stop thinking about it." —Amy Stuart, author of the #1 bestseller Still Mine and Still Water
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Iain Reid has written five books, including the New York Times bestselling novel I'm Thinking of Ending Things, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was adapted into a Netflix film by Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman. His second novel, Foe, was also adapted to film, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. His third novel, We Spread, was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award.
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