Early in David Bergen’s Days of Feasting and Rejoicing, a murderer-to‑be rehearses her metamorphosis. The American expat Esther Maile is visiting Bali with Christine, a Canadian with whom she shares a duplex in Thailand. One evening, while her friend is out dancing, Esther, who dreams of inhabiting another self, “a different body,” steps into her underwear: “Very…
Rod Moody-Corbett
Rod Moody-Corbett is the author of Hides and Malady Head.