Demons — Wayne MacAuley

Demons is an extraordinary social satire whose ending will leave you reeling.


It is the middle of winter. Seven friends travel to a remote coastal beach house for the weekend.


Without phones, internet or television, they sit around the fireplace, telling stories, each exposing the foibles of humankind.


But as a storm rolls in and torrential rain cuts the party off from the outside world, it soon becomes clear that some secrets are best kept hidden.


Demons is an extraordinary novel by one of Australia's great writers.


Wayne Macauley is the author of three highly acclaimed novels: Blueprints for a Barbed-Wire Canoe, Caravan Story and, most recently, The Cook, which was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Award, a Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the Melbourne Prize Best Writing Award. He lives in Brunswick, Melbourne.