The Country of Strangers: Three Stories
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Three Stories · Julian Ferrow
In the tradition of Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh and W. Somerset Maugham: dry wit, social ambition and people who mistake their own interests for good intentions.
The Other Entrance — Roubaix, November 1934
A rent collector chasing a promotion investigates a stranger who knows an unfamiliar building too well. His employer wants the tenants blamed for flooding, and his sister is among them.
The Unaccepted Drink — Trieste, October 1964
A lodging agent is close to a lucrative deal when a guest demands an unpaid debt. Protecting that deal could cost a young kitchen worker her chance to leave.
A Room Already Kept — Leipzig, November 1992
Hotel staff recognise a guest who denies ever staying there. A consultant sees a story he can sell, but his version could cost the staff their livelihoods.