Esme Ellis

This Strange and Precious Thing Esme Ellis

Annya, on holiday with her old friend photojournalist Simon, dreams of becoming a world class reporter, instead, she finds herself caught up in a nightmare when he is abruptly called away on a mysterious mission. Persuaded to stay on at their apartment, but, alone now, she limps home the next day bleeding and shaken after her usual swim has gone disastrously wrong, only to find their place has been invaded. But outwardly there's no sign of a break-in. Who is the intruder? Is he hiding; waiting for her all along? Bafflement escalates to panic as a series of inexplicable events compel her to seek help from strangers. Yet who can she trust? And what manner of being is it that appears to be watching her? But her quest for answers leads to ever more disturbing questions.