Nemesis

When Victor and Sara decide to adopt a fatherless child, will the serpents who sing in the night hinder or help them?Leila has moved from an overseas country to New Zealand, where she hopes to begin a new and better life. But what will the consequences be when she looks in the mirror once too often?Then there s the dishonest son, a habitual liar, who is overcome by greed and steals his mother s money. When Alex is seduced by the black beauty from Tanzania, the lies are compounded. Is his marriage strong enough to withstand the strain?Oliver s mother dies at an early age, and as his father s love for her also dies, Oliver suffers the after-effects when his father turns to drink. 'A striking collection of short fiction told by a distinctive voice with exceptional insight into the devious soul.' Barbara Unkovi