Absolutely delighted to be working on this fantastic novella by John Gay (the pseudonym of a British writer) publishing with
@ortacpress on 10th September. Already lots of press interest and buzz.
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Anthony is barely present in his own life. A failed academic career, a soul-crushing call-centre job, an Alcoholics Anonymous group he resents attending: heās checked out from all of it.
He spends the Sydney summer trying to avoid the sun, and lives only for the evenings when he can visit Emma, a sex worker at a local brothel. Itās during these rented hours that Anthony finds brief moments of human connection. He can afford to see Emma maybe once a month, but he can never hold on that long.
Then Emma disappears, and thereās nowhere left for Anthony to hide.
By turns appalling, funny and tender, The Bedevilments is an eye-opening story about addiction, sex and anonymity.
