Praise for The Pre-War House

"I envy Moore's talent ... it was impossible to stay away long." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

"[There's] a quiet sense of sadness that dogs these characters. As they navigate their lives, Moore slowly unearths their essential fears, regrets, and unmet desires, producing a subdued and beautiful feeling of yearning that leaves the reader ruminating long after the final page. A masterful collection." --Kirkus Reviews

"These stories possess an eerie stillness...Moore is a master of saying much with few words...The titular, final story seamlessly weaves together memory and family history. A few stories qualify as flash fiction, so readers might start there--and that should be all it takes to get hooked. They'll also be intrigued by the stories' endings, which all come with a little hitch. Although theses are not happy tales, they are satisfying reads. Moore is the real deal." --Booklist

"Delightfully creepy and gut-wrenching." --Winnipeg Free Press

"The Pre-War House and Other Stories ... is threaded by a sense of unease that speaks to the uncertainty of life's calm patterns. Often Moore's stories upend suddenly by a danger like the steady tow of an undercurrent ... Moore's writing is surprising and exact and culminates in the title story, the novella which brings the collection to a powerful crescendo." --Arkansas International

"Just as uncompromising and unsettling as The Lighthouse."--The Guardian

"Beautifully crafted, rendered in a lean, pared-down style that accentuates the stark content." --Metro

"The tales collected in The Pre-War House... pick at psychological scabs in a register both wistful and brutal." --The Times Literary Supplement

"There is an insistent, rhythmic quality to Moore's writing, and a dark imagination at work."--The Daily Mail