Iain Reid

LA NOVELA EN LA QUE SE BASA LA PELÍCULA DIRIGIDA POR CHARLIE KAUFMAN Tendrás miedo, pero no sabrás por qué... «Estoy pensando en dejarlo». Una vez que llega este pensamiento, se queda. Está presen

Del autor de "Estoy pensando en dejarlo", una novela de suspense filosófico sobre el arte y el paso del tiempoPenny es artista y lleva varias décadas viviendo en el mismo apartamento, rodeada de los objetos y los recuerdos de su larga vida. Resignada a los rituales triviales de la vejez, un dia empieza a sufrir lapsus. Años atras, antes de que falleciera el que habia sido su pareja durante mucho tiempo, se hicieron preparativos, sin que ella lo supiera, para reservarle una habitacion en una singular residencia en la que, tras sufrir demasiados incidentes, acaba ingresando.Al principio, acompañada de personas como ella, conversando, contemplando los hermosos bosques que rodean la casa, todo va bien. Incluso empieza a pintar de nuevo. Pero a medida que los dias comienzan a difuminarse, Penny, con una creciente sensacion de inquietud y desconfianza, empieza a perder la nocion del paso del tiempo y del lugar que ocupa ella en el mundo. ¿Esta sucumbiendo a los efectos sutilmente destructivos del envejecimiento o esta participando, sin saberlo, en algo mas inquietante?Al mismo tiempo compasiva y extraña, narrada con una prosa austera e hipnotica, esta novela de Iain Reid, dificil de clasificar en un genero concreto, explora las cuestiones de la conformidad, el arte, la productividad, las relaciones y lo que, en ultima instancia, significa hacerse viejo.

" Cest une nouvelle forme de vie autonome... Un amalgame de vivant et de science. "Dans un futur proche, Junior et Henrietta vivent dans une ferme isolée, semblant fuir leurs congénères. Lorsquun hom

Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many incidents.Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the days start to blur together, Penny with a growing sense of unrest and distrust starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive effects of aging, or is she an unknowing participant in something more unsettling?At once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reids genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.

*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 wont have a chance to miss him. She wont be left alonenot even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.Told in Iain Reids 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.

The author of the evocative, spine-tingling, and razor-sharp (Bustle) Im Thinking of Ending Things that inspired the Netflix original movie and the short, shocking (The Guardian) Foe returns with a new work of suspense following an elderly woman trapped in a mysterious facility.Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many incidents.Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the days start to blur together, Pennywith a growing sense of unrest and distruststarts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive effects of aging or is she an unknowing participant in something more unsettling?At once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reids exquisite novel of psychological suspense (Publishers Weekly, starred review) explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.

Reads like a house on fire' - the extraordinary new novel by Iain Reid, the acclaimed author of Im Thinking of Ending Things You think you know everything about your life. Long-married couple Junior and Henrietta live a quiet, solitary life on their farm, where they work at the local feed mill and raise chickens. Their lives are simple, straightforward, uncomplicated.Until everything you think you know collapses. Until the day a stranger arrives at their door with alarming news: Junior has been chosen to take an extraordinary journey, a journey across both time and distance, while Hen remains at home. Junior will be gone for years.But Hen won't be left alone. Who can you trust if you can't even trust yourself? As the time for his departure draws nearer, Junior finds himself questioning everything about his life - even whether it's really his life at all. An eerily entrancing page-turner, Foe churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale.

Jai peur. Je me sens un peu fou. Je ne suis pas lucide. Les hypothèses sont justes. Je sens grandir ma peur. Elle a rencontré Jack il y a quelque mois. Ils saiment. Aujourdhui, ils vont rendre visite

Jai peur. Je me sens un peu fou. Je ne suis pas lucide. Les hypothèses sont justes. Je sens grandir ma peur.Un garçon et une fille, dans une voiture lancée à travers la campagne enneigée. Il est abso

Del autor de Estoy pensando en dejarlo, un thriller inquietante sobre el paso del tiempoPenny es artista y lleva varias décadas viviendo en el mismo apartamento, rodeada de los objetos y los recuerdos de su larga vida. Resignada a los rituales triviales de la vejez, un dia empieza a sufrir lapsus. Años atras, antes de que falleciera el que habia sido su pareja durante mucho tiempo, se hicieron preparativos, sin que ella lo supiera, para reservarle una habitacion en una singular residencia en la que, tras sufrir demasiados incidentes, acaba ingresando.Al principio, acompañada de personas como ella, conversando, contemplando los hermosos bosques que rodean la casa, todo va bien. Incluso empieza a pintar de nuevo. Pero a medida que los dias comienzan a difuminarse, Penny, con una creciente sensacion de inquietud y desconfianza, empieza a perder la nocion del paso del tiempo y del lugar que ocupa ella en el mundo. ¿Esta sucumbiendo a los efectos sutilmente destructivos del envejecimiento o esta participando, sin saberlo, en algo mas inquietante?Una novela al mismo tiempo compasiva y extraña, narrada con una prosa austera e hipnotica, y dificil de clasificar en un genero concreto.

LA NOVELA EN LA QUE SE BASA LA PELÍCULA DIRIGIDA POR CHARLIE KAUFMANTendrás miedo, pero no sabrás por qué...«Estoy pensando en dejarlo». Una vez que llega este pensamiento, se queda. Está presente si

Reads like a house on fire - the extraordinary new novel by Iain Reid, the acclaimed author of Im Thinking of Ending Things You think you know everything about your life. Long-married couple Junior and Henrietta live a quiet, solitary life on their farm, where they work at the local feed mill and raise chickens. Their lives are simple, straightforward, uncomplicated.Until everything you think you know collapses. Until the day a stranger arrives at their door with alarming news: Junior has been chosen to take an extraordinary journey, a journey across both time and distance, while Hen remains at home. Junior will be gone for years. But Hen wont be left alone.Who can you trust if you cant even trust yourself? As the time for his departure draws nearer, Junior finds himself questioning everything about his life - even whether its really his life at all. An eerily entrancing page-turner, Foe churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. Perfect for fans of Humans, Westworld and Black Mirror, Foe is a book you will never forget.*** Praise for FOE *** I couldnt put it down. It infected my dreams. A creepy and brilliant book Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of PeopleThe narrative is so eerie and disturbing fuelling the readers unease; Reid pulls off a wonderful twist in the tail Guardian From the opening page, youll have an uneasy feeling as you settle into Iain Reids brilliant new novel.. A masterful and breathtakingly unique read. I cant stop thinking about it Amy Stuart, author of Still Mine and Still Water Spare, consuming, unforgettable. Foe is a dark arrow from a truly original mind. Page by eerie page, Iain Reid pulls the unknown world out from under you, and leaves you trapped inside a marriages most haunting question: can I be replaced? This is a book that seeps into your bloodstream and crowns Iain Reid the king of deadpan, philosophical horror Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker Movie producers are simply confirming what the literary community already knows: Iain Reid just might be the most exciting and excitingly unclassifiable author working in Canadian fiction today - The Globe and Mail (Canada)Foe reads like a house on fire, and is almost impossible not to finish in one sitting...an otherworldly hothouse of introversion and fantasy The Toronto Star

Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you wont know whyIm thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. Its always there. Always.Jake once said, Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you cant fake a thought.And heres what Im thinking: I dont want to be here.In this smart and intense literary suspense novel, Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramagos early work, Michel Fabers cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shrivers We Need to Talk about Kevin, your dread and unease will mount with every passing page (Entertainment Weekly) of this edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, Im Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first pageand never lets you go.

Haunting philosophical horror about what one aspiring actress is willing to surrender in exchange for making her dreams come truea groundbreaking collaboration from the author of Im Thinking of Ending Things and the filmmaker of Our Father, the DevilFor years, Missy Djalo has been running from audition to audition, no closer to her dream of playing Helena in A Midsummers Nights Dreamand no further from her troubled memories of her fractured relationship with her Cameroonian mother. Since Missys broke and desperate for a change, an audition for a cryptic company called Air Free appears to be her long-awaited big break. From the moment Missy walks through the door of Air Frees beautiful house and meets the charismatic couple that inhabits it, shes already auditioningthough she doesnt know it, or even understand what shes auditioning for. As she journeys deeper into the house, the limits of reality and fantasy become increasingly blurred. What will Missy have to forfeit for her dream life? Her privacy, her relationships, her individuality, her memories, and even her identity?Told in spare, hypnotic prose, A New Kind of Clean is a surreal, minimalist fable about memory, alienation, ambition, and reality.