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Foe

A Novel

by Iain Reid

Narrator Jacques Roy

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Length 5 hours 31 minutes

Language English

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“I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook! Jacques Roy’s narration is so crisp and engaging - a truly great performance that adds to the ever-building suspense of this book. A married couple lives in the country outside of a town in a near-future climate dystopia. A stranger visits, delivering 'good news' that doesn’t sound so good to Junior and Hen. This psychological thriller explores free will, choice, and selfhood while also commenting on the climate disaster, mundanity vs. novelty, and the institution of marriage. A satisfying, clever read. ”
— Mary • Raven Book Store

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About the author

*Now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal*

A taut, psychological thriller from Iain Reid, “one of the most talented purveyors of weird, dark narratives in contemporary fiction” (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable if solitary life on one of the last remaining farms. Their private existence is disturbed the day a stranger comes to the door with alarming news.

Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm, but the most unusual part is that arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won’t have a chance to miss him. She won’t be left alone—not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.

Told in Iain Reid’s sparse, biting style, Foe is a “mind-bending and genre-defying work of genius” (Liz Nugent, author of Unraveling Oliver) that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

Fiction Mystery & Thriller Fiction - Literary

Iain Reid is the author of four previous books, including his New York Times bestselling debut novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. Oscar winner Charlie Kaufman wrote and directed the film adaptation for Netflix. His second novel, Foe, is being adapted for film, starring Saoirse Ronan, with Reid cowriting the screenplay. His latest novel is We Spread. Reid lives in Ontario, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @Reid_Iain.