AntarcticaThis debut collection of stories opens up the lives of characters whose worlds seethe with obsession and dark tension. Set in Ireland and the deep South of America, they reveal lives where dreams, memory and chance can lead to crippling effects.

her young adulthood in the Beijing underground and her move to the West in search of freedom of expression

From the stockings hung by the chimney to the bundle of toys flung over St Nicholas's back

Guiding you to over 800 incredible secret places and wild adventures - idyllic swims

How do we change behaviour

In the process she throws an illuminating torch on them

Returning home after quitting the Met Police

Now she is stuck in the company of her competitors

anxieties about what and how to eat are widespread and persistent

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Martial law has been imposed

Melissa and Catarina meet for the first time

who calls for an inter-agency task force to investigate