Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows. A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island. A boy is worried his sister has two souls. A couple are rewriting the history of the world. And mermaids are on display at the local aquarium.

«The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night» is a collection of twelve haunting stories. Modern fairy tales brimming with magic, outsiders and lost souls.