Pier Falls

The first collection of stories from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.

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A seaside pier collapses.
An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong.
A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room.
One woman is abandoned on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean.
Another woman is saved from drowning.
Two boys discover a ...