The Night Guest - Fiona McFarlane (Paperback) 19-06-2014 Winner of Barbara Jefferis Award 2014 (UK). Short-listed for Miles Franklin Award 2014 (UK) and Stella Prize 2014 (UK) and LA Times Book Prize 2014 (UK). Long-listed for Guardian First Book Awa

Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Winner of the inaugural Voss Literary Prize Joint winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award In an isolated house on the New South Wales coast, Ruth, a widow whose sons have flown the nest, lives alone. Until one day a stranger bowls up, announcing that she's Frida, sent to be Ruth's carer. At first, Ruth welcomes Frida's vigorous presence and her willingness to hear Ruth's tales of growing up in Fiji. She even helps reunite Ruth with a childhood sweetheart. But why does Ruth sense a tiger prowling through the house at night? Is she losing her wits? Can she trust the enigmatic Frida? And how far can she trust herself?