Madame Zero

A unique and arresting collection of short fiction that is both disturbing and dazzling.

In this collection of nine works of short fiction, Sarah Hall uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul.

A husband's wife transforms into a vulpine in ''Mrs. Fox,'' winner of the BBC Short Story Prize. In ''Case Study 2,'' A social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in ''Luxury Hour.'' In incandescent prose, full of rich observations and striking clarity, Hall has composed nine wholly original pieces -- works of fiction that will resonate long after the final page is turned.