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|title=I Have Waited, and You Have Come

|author=Martine McDonagh

|publisher=Myriad Editions

|date=February 2012

|website=http://martinemcdonagh.com/

|summary=A disturbing and enthralling character study into the effects of isolation in a decaying world on one woman's already fragile mind.

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Rachel's world is in a state of decay. Her house is falling apart, her boyfriend has left her and civilization has crumbled in the wake of plague and extreme climate change. Her only friend, Stephanie, is separated from Rachel by the now insurmountable barrier of the Atlantic Ocean, their communication dependent on an increasingly unreliable satellite connecting their phones. At Stephanie's prompting Rachel gives her number to local trader Noah, who promises to call. Instead the number falls into the hands of the mysterious and sinister Jez White, initiating a disturbing game of cat and mouse, where the line between stalker and victim becomes blurred as Rachel finally decides to take control of her life.