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In her unnerving novel, Viola van de Sandt explores the breakdown of a relationship over one very, very messy evening.

Three new stories, including a campus-set novella, are the heart of “The Eleventh Hour,” a book that strains to recall the author’s richest work.

“Book of Lives” offers two distinct versions of the esteemed novelist: “Peggy Nature” and “the brooder.”