Madame Zero by Sarah Hall

Madame Zero by Sarah HallBlurb: Sarah Hall has been hailed as "one of the most significant and exciting of Britains young novelists" (The Guardian), a writer whose "intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold" (BookForum). Her work has been acclaimed as "amazing . . . terrific and original" (Washington Post). In this collection of nine works of short fiction, she uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul. A husbands wife

they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary

Heartless:

Someone who will come for them next

Attacked by creatures that stalk the region

ready to sell her body in a last attempt to save her mother’s life

Maas in this breathless dark fantasy featuring morally grey characters

at the mercy of my mobster husband's thugs

in hospital following a bizarre incident at a party

Fairytales (Lilac Wax & Purple Hearts with Silver Glitter) – Mixed Flowers & Happily Every Afters

Now she’s locked into a dangerous bargain with a creature unlike any other

I used to attend every Lakeside U hockey game

One last target