In these linked stories, young man treads delicate emotional waters as he navigates a series of sexually fraught encounters; menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence; a little girl is driving her babysitter to the brink; and couples feel out the jagged edges of connection and cruelty. A hotly charged new work of fiction from the Booker Prize shortlisted author. From the author of Booker Prize finalist 'Real Life'.