The Book of Disquiet (Paperback)

What happens when you meet death? Do you run? Do you accept? Or do you become it? The Book of Descent is a collection of nine stories about those who encountered death in one form or another and were forever changed by it. From Victorian England to 1980s Soho, from Nazi Germany to the mythic valleys of an elf-kingdom, from folk horror in an African-inspired riverside town to a drowned future where the rain never stops. These stories span genres, centuries, and worlds. They explore the cost of silence, the weight of the past, and the haunting presence of death in all our lives. With echoes of Dickens, Hollinghurst, Borges, and Pessoa, this debut collection announces a bold fresh voice in literary fiction—a writer who refuses to be contained by genre and who trusts readers to find the connections that lie beneath the surface.