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As the summer break begins, lifelong friends Norah and Daisy are looking forward to one last summer together. That is until they fall under the spell of charismatic newcomer Jack Hannay. But as the summer draws to a close, Daisy refuses to accept that it is over. She insists on one last visit to Jack's boat, where something so horrific happens, it leaves them suffering the effects for years to come....

First published nearly a quarter-century ago and one of the very few short-story collections to win the PEN/Faulkner Award, this is American fiction at its most vital - each narrative a masterpiece of sustained power and seemingly effortless literary grace.

The stories in this collection stretch across a wide canvas of genres, horror, science fiction, and poetic fables -- just to name a few. However, they are all united by a common thread, the examination of what truly separates the sane from the insane, the natural from the supernatural.

A collection of 14 short stories that seek to venture into the darkest depths of twisted realism. From diving into the human condition to tales of monsters lurking in the shadows of modern society, each story differs vastly from the last, but they all seek to leave an emotional impact on the listener.