JAPANESE NOVELLAS

Tense subtly disturbing literary horror from a prize-winning Japanese writerA young girl loses her mother and her father blindly invites his secret lover into the family home to care for her. As she obsessively tries to curate a pristine life this new interloper remains indifferent to the girl who seems to record her every move - and she realises only too late all that she has failed to see.With masterful narrative control Nails and Eyes builds to a conclusion of disturbing power. Paired with two additional stories of unsettled minds and creeping tension it introduces a daring new voice in Japanese literature.