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Stories 1-4:these stories feel like a cold draft in an empty room. The most chilling realisation is how easily the structures we rely on—partners, documentation, legal status—can vanish. In Five Bridges and Sleep, the protagonists end up alone not because they are "bad" people, but because the weight of their past makes them too "heavy" for others to carry. Lots of abandoned characters!
— Feb 13, 2026 11:24PM
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“They were all themselves, living in their own minds, just as Stephen now was living in his and dreading its own extinction, the great change beyond imagining, which nobody knew about for sure, no matter how strong their faith was, no matter how hard they prayed.”
While Maurice’s family waits collectively for "The News," they are trapped in their own individual prisons of fear.
— Feb 15, 2026 11:50PM
While Maurice’s family waits collectively for "The News," they are trapped in their own individual prisons of fear.
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Delighted to have my request for an advance copy accepted by Pan MacMillan today!
— Feb 11, 2026 12:06PM
