Foe: A Novel*Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal* A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in contemporary fiction” (Los Angeles Review of Books). Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable if solitary life on one of the last remaining farms. Their private existence is disturbed the day a stranger comes to the door with alarming news. Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm, but the most unusual part is that arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won’t have a chance to miss him. She won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company. Told in Iain Reid’s sparse, biting style, Foe is a “mind-bending and genre-defying work of genius” (Liz Nugent, author of Unraveling Oliver) that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. |
Contents
Section 1 | 36 |
Section 2 | 50 |
Section 3 | 59 |
Section 4 | 73 |
Section 5 | 77 |
Section 6 | 107 |
Section 7 | 108 |
Section 8 | 109 |
Section 17 | 189 |
Section 18 | 197 |
Section 19 | 203 |
Section 20 | 207 |
Section 21 | 211 |
Section 22 | 225 |
Section 23 | 242 |
Section 24 | 243 |
Section 9 | 149 |
Section 10 | 157 |
Section 11 | 165 |
Section 12 | 171 |
Section 13 | 180 |
Section 14 | 182 |
Section 15 | 186 |
Section 16 | 187 |
Section 25 | 247 |
Section 26 | 248 |
Section 27 | 251 |
Section 28 | 252 |
Section 29 | 253 |
Section 30 | 254 |
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