The Grief Hole - by Kaaron Warren (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Winner, Best Horror Novel, 2016 Aurealis Awards
Winner, Best Novel, 2016 Shadow Awards
Winner, Best Novel, 2016 Ditmar Awards

There are many grief holes. There's the grief hole you fall into when a loved one dies. There's another grief hole in all of us; small or large, it determines how much we want to live. And there are the geographical grief holes, the buildings that attract sorrow and loss and are filled with ghosts. Theresa sees these ghosts better than most, but can she figure out how to close the holes?

Review Quotes

"Kaaron Warren's The Grief Hole is a powerhouse of a novel; creepy, disturbing, and genuinely moving. Theresa's interventions and, of course, the devastating aftermaths will haunt you long after you finish this book." - Paul Tremblay, author, A Head Full of Ghosts


"Kaaron Warren's writing is always simple, elegant and deadly. It's like quicksand--a few steps in and you are waist-deep and never, ever getting out. She writes with the logic of a madwoman--which is to say that her words are irrefutable and have the terrifying ring of truth. The Grief Hole may be my favorite of all her books--sentence for sentence, as always, she makes me feel like a fraud for calling myself a writer. The Grief Hole put me immediately into a world I wish I'd never seen and never wanted to leave." --Leslie Bohem, screenwriter and television writer

About the Author

Kaaron Warren is the author of the novels Mistification, Slights, and Walking the Tree, and the short story collections Dead Sea Fruit, The Grinding House, and Through Splintered Walls. She lives in Australia.