“Very good. Joke’s over.”
His sister waited for him.
“You can stop now,” he said.
The body stayed still. Kate stood there waiting. Albert shook his head and looked around. Then he took hold of both legs and the body opened her eyes.
To my sisters
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks: Matt Cape, Laura Emmerson, Ally Gipps, Gregg Morgan, Jeane Mowatt, and Amhurst Community; Agnes, Emma, Julian, and Reuben Orbach, and Paul Mitchell, Laura Stobbart, and Brithdir Mawr; Francesca Alberry, Simon Brooke, Ahmed Murad, Alastair O’Shea, Dylan O’Shea, and Burbage Farm; Tobias Jones, Francesca Lenzi, and Pilsdon Community; Savannah Lambis, Emily Kitchin, Rob Kraitt, Yasmin McDonald, Linda Shaughnessy, and Donald Winchester at A. P. Watt; Matt Clacher, Anna Kelly, Juliette Mitchell, Anna Ridley, and Joe Pickering at Penguin; Ryan Doherty at Random House U.S.; Megan Bradbury, Seth Fishman, Joel Stickley, and Caroline Pretty; Tim Clare, Chris Hicks, John Osborne, Ross Sutherland, Luke Wright, and Homework; Priya and Nick Thirkell; Mum, Dad, Leah, Anna, and Marc Hare. Special thanks: Noah Eaker, Georgia Garrett, and Simon Prosser. Special thanks and special apologies: Martha Orbach. Extra special thanks: Maya Thirkell.
ALSO BY JOE DUNTHORNE
Submarine
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JOE DUNTHORNE’S first novel, Submarine, has been translated into ten languages and made into a feature film. His debut poetry collection was published in 2010. He lives in London.
Joe Dunthorne, Wild Abandon
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