After Dark

Mari sips her coffee and reads a book but soon her solitude is disturbed a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep heavy sleep that is 'too perfect too pure' to be normal <p><b>Reality bends all the more acutely with lack of sleep in this stunning novel from the master of the surreal.</b><br><br><i>Eyes mark the shape of the city</i><br><br> The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help.<br><br> Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. But tonight as the digital clock displays 00:00, a hint of life flickers across the television screen in her room, even though it's plug has been pulled out.<br><br> Strange nocturnal happenings, or a trick of the night?<br><br><b>'A captivating mood piece, delicate and wistful' <i>Evening Standard</i></b></p>...See More