Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

From Shelf: The darkly brilliant Ottessa Moshfegh

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016*Trapped between caring for her alcoholic father and her job as a secretary at the boys' prison, Eileen Dunlop dreams of escaping to the big city.

**NOW A MAJOR FILM****SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE**It is winter-time and Eileen Dunlop is dreaming of escaping her life...In the meantime, her time is spent caring for her alcoholic father, working as a secretary in a prison and shoplifting.When the beautiful, charismatic Rebecca Saint John arrives on the scene as the new counsellor at the prison, Eileen is enchanted, unable to resist what appears to be a miraculously budding friendship.But soon, Eileen's affection for Rebecca pulls her into a crime that far surpasses even her own wild imagination.**FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION**'Fully lives up to the hype. A taut psychological thriller, rippled with comedy as black as a raven's wing, Eileen is effortlessly stylish and compelling' The Times*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD*