First published 2015
Eileen Dunlop is a lonely, repressed young woman trapped in a dead-end job at a boys' prison. When a beautiful new co-worker arrives, Eileen becomes consumed by dangerous fantasies. As her fixation spirals, Eileen is drawn into a shocking crime that threatens to shatter her bleak existence. But at the heart of this mordant story lies a poignant portrait of a woman desperate to escape her stifling life.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 1964
272 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: mental-illness