The Ones We Fear
‘Perfectly paced, hugely enjoyable, and not to be missed‘ – Gemma Fairclough, author of Bear Season
We always want to protect the ones we love. They don’t always need it.
15 year old Alex loves football, hates school, and is confused by girls.
There’s one particular girl he’s drawn to, but Janet is the school weirdo, living on the edge of Deerborn with her mum in a ramshackle house.
When a child goes missing, the accusing fingers of the Deerborn villagers fall on Janet and her mother. Rumours have swirled for years about the strange and disturbing things they do behind closed doors.
Alex doesn’t believe the accusations and is desperate to protect Janet, to make sure she’s safe.
But Alex doesn’t know who Janet really is. Alex doesn’t know what Janet is capable of.
Robert Welbourn
Robert Welbourn’s debut novel, Ideal Angels, was published in 2018 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Inspired by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Steinbeck, and Joan Didion, Robert’s writing asks the question: what is it to be human? With a BA and MA in Literature, Robert’s writing tries to find out how to survive in a world that feels like it doesn’t care. His fast-paced, ironic prose may look shallow on the surface, but in reality it makes us look into ourselves, to try and discover who we really are.
