Nihou: 2 books

In the London suburbs of 2009 Andy was all but friendless. Why would someone with a doting mother live a life of petty criminality and barely veiled misogyny? In December 1948 a young mother sought to drown her self-loathing. What will force Andy out of his nights of dubious lasciviousness...

In the outskirts of London, a woman despairs and instead of dreams of idyllic motherhood her visions are of a statuesque gargoyle. Her daughter, Elsie, hangs from trees and throws things around the classroom, while her brother attacks other small children and Violet slowly disintegrates in suburban...