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Parallel: A Novel
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Expected 9 Mar 27In this speculative domestic thriller, a woman’s journey into a parallel world forces her to take control of her splintering life—if she can survive long enough to get back home.
Marina Clarke’s life is unraveling. When her controlling husband accepts a job transfer under suspicious circumstances, their move to a remote mining town offers him ample opportunities. But what she wants is suddenly no longer relevant. Separated from her ailing father, she finds herself isolated, jobless, and bound to a man she no longer trusts.
Her main solace lies in visits to the local swamp. With its eerie ghost trees and black orb spiders, the ethereal refuge bears the hum of preternatural secrets. But on the day of a total solar eclipse, Marina is pulled into another world.
A world where she was murdered.
Trapped in this alternate reality, Marina has to rely on her wits to discover the truth about her impossible situation. The small-town whispers. The devastating betrayals. The phenomenon connecting every thread.
To survive, Marina must follow these leads to uncover her killer—and find her way back home—before it’s too late.
Marina Clarke’s life is unraveling. When her controlling husband accepts a job transfer under suspicious circumstances, their move to a remote mining town offers him ample opportunities. But what she wants is suddenly no longer relevant. Separated from her ailing father, she finds herself isolated, jobless, and bound to a man she no longer trusts.
Her main solace lies in visits to the local swamp. With its eerie ghost trees and black orb spiders, the ethereal refuge bears the hum of preternatural secrets. But on the day of a total solar eclipse, Marina is pulled into another world.
A world where she was murdered.
Trapped in this alternate reality, Marina has to rely on her wits to discover the truth about her impossible situation. The small-town whispers. The devastating betrayals. The phenomenon connecting every thread.
To survive, Marina must follow these leads to uncover her killer—and find her way back home—before it’s too late.
351 pages, Paperback
Expected publication March 9, 2027
About the author
Esme Lee Wilmot
2 books2 followersEsme is a metallurgist and writer of speculative and contemporary fiction. She was selected to participate in the 2019 KSP 1st Edition Retreat, the 2020 Four Centres Emerging Writers Program, a 2020 KSP Fellowship and the 2021 ASA Award Mentorship Program for Writers and Illustrators. Her work has appeared in the Underground Writers Zine, Spillwords, Short Édition, Night Parrot Press’s Three Can Keep a Secret anthology, KSP’s Deceased Estates and Duet anthologies, and The Black Beacon Book of Horror 2. Esme was shortlisted for the 2023 Love to Read Local Flashscapes! Competition and the 2023 and 2024 KSP Spooky Story Competitions. Her thriller manuscript, Parallel, was shortlisted for the 2024 ASA/HQ Fiction Prize. When she isn’t reading and writing, Esme looks after her two children in Perth, Western Australia.
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