The Therapist : A gripping dystopian tale that will keep you guessing to the last page

In this hauntingly surreal tale, a couple finds the distance between them mirrored in a strange epidemic sweeping the globe. Little by little, each victim becomes transparent, their heart beating behind a visible rib cage, an intricate network of nerves left hanging in mid-air. Finally, the victims disappear entirely, never to be seen again.

'If the population of the world had vanished while I was reading Nial Giacomelli's beautifully observed novella, I'm not sure I would have noticed. It's that good.' —Christopher StanleyA strange epidemic is sweeping the globe. Little by little, its victims become transparent, their hearts seen beating away behind visible rib cages. Then that fades, leaving an intricate network of nerves hanging in mid-air. Finally, the victims disappear entirely. As the nation debates where their missing loved ones might be and then, as the epidemic spreads, panic and flee, one couple decide to remain at home. Something is keeping them there, something bigger, but what it is will haunt the reader forever. READER REVIEWS'Blown Away''An absorbing story of grief, loss, and guilt''Beautiful, haunting''Told in breathtakingly beautiful prose, this is at once a haunting study of grief, a post-apocalyptic dystopia, and ghost story of sorts.'