Behind the Facades

Karin lives on the sunny French Riviera with her two cats. Half a world away from her frightening childhood, and with years of hard-won independence behind her, she meets Oskar, a quietly charming Swede. The two make a promising couple, until one evening, when fissures start to show in Oskar’s previously flawless façade. A 20,000-word novella by A.L. Rist.