Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett

The writing has such subtlety that one thinks the author must be mad. Indeed, from behind the dutiful prose about everyday things, come explosions of raw terror and rage. It is quite mesmerizing, really. I especially like the story called Control Knobs, about how the knobs on her kitchen appliance were crumbling, one by one, and after they were all broken she would have no way to cook anymore. The surface and the depths are not very far apart for this writer!