Remedy

by J.S. Breukelaar

Nat Jacobs finds herself alone and far from home in a mirror world, where
she is herself . . . and not. She can remember being nightmarishly wrenched
away from her child, unbearable pain, and then nothing.

Traumatized and visibly scarred, dismissed as hysterical, irrational even—she
finds others like her in a support group, all living lives of those wounded in
terrible accidents that they can’t remember, taken from those they love with
no explanation. And no hope of return. Or is there?

When an apparent saviour appears, claiming to have a remedy, some jump at
the chance. But what if the cure is worse than the disease?

Genres: Horror, Fiction

150 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2024

About the author

J.S. Breukelaar is an award-winning author of dark fiction. Her collection, Collision: Stories was a Shirley Jackson award finalist, and won both the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. She has also published three acclaimed novels, including, most recently, Remedy, and the Ditmar-award winning novella, The Bridge. Her stories can be found in numerous magazines and anthologies, such as Apex, Black Static, The Dark, Lightspeed, Tiny Nightmares, as well as several Years Bests. You find out more at www.jsbreukelaar.com and elsewhere at @jsbreukelaar.

Reviews

[Happy Goat · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an interesting idea for a book! Two separate women, both viciously attacked by the same (we think) strange beast, both waking up in lives that aren't theirs. I was hooked right from that first chapter!

[Imogen Cassidy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again Breukelaar gives us astonishingly real characters in a fascinating alternative world. Visceral descriptions and masterful tension throughout. Absolute banger of a read, couldn't put it down - a one day read like much of Breukelaar's works. Lucky I had nothing on today.

[Kayleigh Dobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why aren't more people talking about this book?? It's wild. Two women are attacked (separate times and places) and when they come around, they find that they're not quite themselves, and they're not living their own lives either. So many questions, themes, and ideas, all rolled into one great story.

[Brent McGregor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Across the globe, multiple individuals have popped up with scars on their bodies, their consciousness supplanted by souls from another world, a mirror world. “REMEDY” Is the latest novel by multi-award-winning, ex-pat Australian author, JS Breukelaar. Imaginative, evocative, and sumptuously written. Well worth your reading.

[Niccie K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horrifying and heartbreaking. Breukelaar's characters grapple with the question of how far they would go to get back to those they love. What risks are worth taking in a world where they don't know who to trust and where their very existance may put others in danger? A lot to unpack from a novella - this one will stay with you.