Hypochondria

'Hypochondria is smart and emotional with a compelling, unreliable narrator and just the right amount of body horror. '-L.N. Holmes, author of the Floating Castle.'Her prose is confident without being showy, immersive without ever feeling forced. She's not afraid of the darker corners of the mind; she walks right into them and doesn't even switch the light on.'-Lynn Murrell, author of the Light House.'A fresh take on body horror and the complexities of the dynamics of relationships. 'A slightly bigger mole. A toothache that won't go away. A weird abdominal pain. Emma's body is going to kill her.After the death of her mother from breast cancer, Emma's getting along just fine, thank you very much... until she gets a letter from the cancer clinic in the mail. As Emma spirals, she becomes trapped in a whirlwind of hypochondria, and takes her health into her own hands...Content warnings: death, discussions of cancer, depictions of panic attacks and self harm, abuse and swearing.

Pages: 84, Paperback, Valvic Venta Press