Product Description

Amanda loves her husband, her converted loft apartment and her job as an architect. On the surface she appears to have done everything right. So why does she feel so off-balance? There's a strange tapping noise in the apartment but, as Amanda's husband Ed has pointed out, it can't be a mouse because they only hear it when she's around. Much to her husband's disgust, Amanda has also taken up smoking again. Even the friendly dog at the train station shies away from her these days. Could it be something to do with the lustful and violent dreams she's been having recently? We could devote our lives to making sense of the odd, the inexplicable, the coincidental, but most of us don't. Neither does Amanda. After all, what we think is impossible happens all the time...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #612585 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 168 pages

Brett Easton Ellis
‘Hypnotic, disturbing…a genuinely scary novel’

George Pelecanos
‘Scalpel-like clarity, expertly blending…a new kind of psychological thriller. I loved this book.’

About the Author
Sara Gran lives in Brooklyn, New York. This is her second novel.

Customer Reviews

Short but pleasingly done
This is a supernatural novel, or at least it seems to be. It is short and does not develop its plot line very far, that of a young woman who comes to believe (with plenty of good reason) that she is being possessed by a demon. But it tells the tale with such disarming frankness and simplicity that it manages to be very compelling. A good quick read.

Loved it!
I loved this book - it was amazingly well written, which is always a plus, and very believable. Highly recommended.

A hypnotic and disturbing novel
Amanda and Edward appear to be a happy and stable couple with a good social situation.
But soon Amanda's mental equipoise is put to the strain and it is the beginning of her slow decline. It all begins with the sound of tapping she seems to hear more and more frequently, only when Edward is present. Then she is harassed by nightmares and soon she shows signs of severe kleptomania and her perception of time becomes confused. She cannot say for sure if she is speaking or if it is her inner "Naamah". Inevitably her psychotic behaviour is bound to lead to crime...
A swift and rather stylish narrative about the loss of sanity. "Don't read it alone" advises The Times. Well, most readers will safely survive even if they read "Come Closer" alone!