The Monster in the Corner

About the Book

Ellie Verity’s husband dies suddenly, leaving her bereaved and lonely. Her younger son, Brad, gives her a computer and tries to teach her how to use it, as he is sure this will alleviate her loneliness. He tries to teach her how to register an e-mail address, but they argue. He tells his mother that unless she learns to e-mail, he doesn’t want to hear from her. Ellie hates the computer; to her it is a monster. Ellie answers a newspaper advertisement placed by a man named Don, who teaches people how to use computers. Now Ellie becomes the monster, completely addicted to the Internet. Brad asks Don to do something about his mother’s obsession. Unfortunately, the solution Don finds is not to Brad’s liking. Suddenly his mother is doing things she would never previously have done, including getting stranded in the Northern Territory and arrested in Dubai. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Praise for Siblings An intense, well-crafted story of how the people closest to us can become our worst enemies. —Kirkus Reviews _____________________________________________________________________________________

About the Author

Kathryn Collis’s background is primarily in banking and libraries. At one stage, she worked as a newspaper editor. This is the thirteenth novel that Kathryn has published through Xlibris. The others are Siblings, The Herald, Ivan’s Legacy, Blown Away, Getting Away with It, The Evil That Men Do, Split Seconds, Eating Well for Less than $30 a Week, RIP, Dreamdate.com, and Not so Grim Fairy Tales.