He's a man with a body under siege-and the willingness to proceed with a cure so miraculous all one can do is gasp-in this chilling story by New York Times bestselling author Adam Haslett.
After years of traditional treatments and therapies, Derrick still suffers from pain ineluctable enough that it has become his identity. Then he hears of an exclusive, very private New York clinic that promises relief. It comes highly recommended by a friend. The multisession remedy unfolds as a sensorial wonder that's so illuminating it's enough to bring tears to Derrick's eyes. It's all working so well. So unexpectedly well.
Adam Haslett's The Remedy is part of Dark Corners, a collection of seven heart-stopping short stories by bestselling authors who give you so many new reasons to be afraid. Each story can be read in a single sitting. Or, if you have the nerve, you can listen all by yourself in the dark.
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[I'd tried so many doctors and therapists and healers of all kinds that I didn't see the point of entering treatment with yet another]***
(Amazon Original Stories, 27 September 2018, 29 pages, ebook, bought from Amazon)
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This is my first time reading the author. The Remedy is the weakest story in Dark Corners so far. I really didn't get on well with this one. I liked the story at first. It opens with an intriguing premise. Unfortunately, it never really goes anywhere. I struggled to connect with the story or characters. Thankfully, this is a relatively short story and I reached the end fairly quickly. The story has a good ending but not enough to redeem the lacklustre story.
