Isy Suttie

A terrifying and chilling anthology of over 20 stories exploring cursed and haunted books from award winning authors including Eric LaRocca, A. G. Slatter, and Alison Moore.You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare.This anthology brings together horror’s best and brightest to delve into the pages of cursed books, Eldtritch tomes and haunted bookstores.A Terrifying Anthology of Stories About the Darker Side of BooksCharlie HigsonA.K. BenedictAlison MooreEric LaRoccaNadia BulkinPriya SharmaIsy SuttieKim NewmanZin E. RocklynA.G. SlatterAmanda DeBordJohnny MainsJeremy DysonRamsey CampbellRobert ShearmanGuy AdamsElizabeth HandAdam CesareLucie McKnight Hardy

"The Actual One is a total delight: the perfect read for anyone who has ever felt frustrated and bewildered by the concept of "The One," which is to say, probably just about everyone. Isy Suttie's stories about dating, drinking, and disaster - sometimes all three at once - made me laugh out loud so often I annoyed the people in my immediate surroundings."--Katie Heaney, author of Never Have I Ever and Dear Emma

'Tremendous' Adam Kay'Heart-warming' Sarah Pascoe'So well-observed' Daisy Buchanan'Hilarious' James Acaster'I LOVED it' Aisling Bea'The perfect concoction of warmth and grit' i Newspaper'Wonderful' StylistJane is trying.She's been trying for a baby, with increasing desperation as her thirties sail by.Now, she's trying to make a new start back home with her overprotective, charades-obsessed parents - having left her career and cheating fiancé behind in London.With an increasing load on her plate, friends and family who think she'll have a perfect life if she only listens to them, and a brain which questions every decision she's ever made, can Jane conquer her demons and step forward on her own?

Jane is trying.She's been trying for a baby, with increasing desperation as her thirties sail by.Now, she's trying to make a new start back home with her overprotective, charades-obsessed parents - having left her career and cheating fiancé behind in London.And, she's trying to convince herself she didn't leave the front door unlocked, or the gas on. (Jane's not anxious. She just wants to make one hundred percent sure that nothing bad's going to happen to her. EVER.)With an increasing load on her plate, friends and family who think if she only listens to them she'll have a perfect life, and a brain which questions every decision she's ever made, can Jane conquer her demons and step forward on her own?

Isy Suttie - writer, comedian and actress - on not quite being a grown-up