Madame Zero: 9 Stories - Couverture souple

“So fearsomely excellent it almost hurt to read. Truly the best collection I’ve come across in a decade.” (Wells Tower)

“I devoured Sarah Hall’s MADAME ZERO like Mrs. Fox eats a pigeon with clipped wings. Reading this collection was like reading Kelly Link or Kevin Wilson or Lucy Wood’s stories for the first time. These are the kind of sexual, surreal stories I yearn to read and aspire to write.” (Helen Ellis, author of American Housewife)

“In Madame Zero’s nine brief stories, Hall covers a staggering amount of ground, crafting compelling narratives that are expansive despite their brevity. Sensual and chilling by turns, this collection is electric.” (Paste Magazine)

“Hall is as bold with her pen as her character Evie is with her newfound sensuality: there’s nothing furtive about these brilliant stories. Each one is a leap into a dark, mysterious void that ultimately reveals glittering terrors therein.” (Independent)

“Winning...Hall’s language is at all times remarkable, moving between evocative lyricism and cool precision as the stories demand...With her brilliant depictions of the strange places of the human mind, Hall has crafted an illuminating collection that will haunt readers for a long time.” (Washington Independent Review of Books)

“Riveting..strange, lyrical and unforgettable.” (Shelf Awareness)

“A perfect balance of language and content, poised at the magical midway point between the distillation of poetry and the vicariousness of prose.” (Los Angeles Review of Books)

“If you haven’t read [Hall] yet, the best of these dark tales are a perfect place to start.” (The Daily Telegraph)

“Hall looks with frightening believability into dystopian, apocalyptic and disease-ravaged near futures. Already Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels, Hall is an edgy, sensuous and immediate writer of striking power and grace.” (Sunday Times (London))

“From childlessness to killer superbugs, these powerful stories are dazzling in range and execution.” (Mail on Sunday)