Devon Code: 3 books

Even in death, he said, the novella’s power would bind us together, all of us who had read it, appealing as it did equally to our emotions and our intellects. A bond between three friends forms over a mutual fascination with an obscure Peruvian novella and is fractured by an accidental death....

A landlord's disturbing eccentricities put him at odds with his tenants. A disgruntled barber's assistant endures his last day on the job. An aspiring painter combats an ongoing series of distractions. With a generous spirit and keen eye for minutiae, Journey Prize winner Devon Code teases...

In a Mist explores longing, loss and isolation. This debut collection of short stories examines the lives of socially isolated individuals with obsessive interests and desires. These lonely protagonists find solace in emotionally evocative forms of cultural expression such as early jazz, classic cinema...