The Paperback Salon Reading Party

We'll be receiving a special early release for this event.

Andrés Barba's Such Small Hands is a staff favourite and we can't wait to read Last Day of a Prior Life, which Mariana Enriquez describes as "a ghost story without ghosts".

While preparing an empty house for sale, a woman encounters an unblinking seven-year-old boy, trapped there from another era, like an insect preserved in amber. Unable to articulate what he needs, the child draws her into an unsettling bond that neither can escape ... until they understand what has caused it. With incredible precision, this deeply disquieting novel weaves together doppelg ngers and time loops n the tradition of a classic ghost story. Yet its contemporary sensibility - where lyricism meets cruelty - evokes the dark horror of Shirley Jackson.

What's not to love?

Join us if you like the idea of reading silently in good company.

Everyone who comes to the event will receive a 10% discount on the book.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bard's Apothecary, 24 Crossley Street, Melbourne, Australia

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