White On White - Aysegul Savas

A staff favourite! We can’t recommend this book enough.

Storytelling at a chilling remove. What initially might seem to be a subdued narrative arch develops into a gripping exploration of a peculiar bond between two women. The novel’s unnamed protagonist comes to an unnamed city to spend a year viewing gothic nude sculptures. She’s renting a flat from Pascal, an academic who lives in a nearby town with his wife, Agnes, a middle-aged painter. A couple of months into the narrator’s tenancy, Agnes turns up to join her in the flat. An eery and knotty relationship develops over the kitchen table as Agnes begins to recount her bitter experiences as a daughter, artist, wife and mother of two.

A captivating, unsettling, and suspenseful story that builds towards an unexpected and breathtaking crescendo. A must read for fans of Rachel Cusk and anyone craving a cracking story.