Under The Skin

Michel Faber

Oct 2013 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

A brilliantly told and beautifully written novel that defies categorization, Under the Skin introduces Isserley, a woman obsessed with picking up male hitchhikers— so long as they're well-muscled and alone. But why? As the story unfolds and the reason is made explicit, the reader is drawn inexorably into a completely unexpected and increasingly terrifying world.

Ratings and reviews

Powerful on many levels. For awhile I was annoyed at some--I thought--repitition, but I eventually realized that the author was laying the groundwork to let me become too comfortable with the storyline. And then he got me so uncomfortable that I still haven't been able to let it go weeks after I finished reading. Really well done!!

About the author

MICHEL FABER is the author of the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. The Apple, based on characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, was published in 2006. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland and brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.