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Foe

By Iain Reid
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Foe by Iain Reid is a taut psychological thriller set in a dystopian future ravaged by severe climate change. Junior and Henrietta live an isolated life on one of the last farms, until a disturbing visitor announces Junior's imminent departure under mysterious circumstances. To ensure Henrietta is never alone, arrangements have been made for her to have constant, familiar company. Told with sparse and biting prose, this mind-bending narrative explores trust, solitude, and reality.
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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 won't have a chance to miss him. She won't be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.

Told in Iain Reid's 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781668009260

Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2023

Imprint: Gallery/Scout Press

Edition: Media Tie-In ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 288

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Iain Reid Literary Fiction Psychological Thriller

About the Author

Iain Reid has written five books, including the New York Times bestselling novel I'm Thinking of Ending Things, which has been translated into more than twenty languages and was adapted into a Netflix film by Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman. His second novel, Foe, was also adapted to film, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. His third novel, We Spread, was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award.

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