Berlin Syndrome

"""Berlin Syndrome is a compelling literary thriller."" --Australian Book Review ""A courageous and exciting debut...Berlin Syndrome is an intelligent novel, and Joosten is masterful in her descriptions of the loneliness that can be found both in a foreign city full of strangers and in an apartment shared by two people."" --Eloise Keating, Bookseller & Publisher ""Berlin Syndrome is a beguiling psychological dance."" --Canberra Times ""In language that's hypnotic and sparse, Joosten's remarkable first novel demands to be guzzled in one sitting."" --Courier Mail ""Begs to be guzzled in one sitting."" --Daily Telegraph ""This gripping psycho-thriller has put the talented Melbourne writer on our radar big time."" --Grazia ""Joosten's debut novel is a taut and intimate psychological thriller...an unflinching examination of power dynamics in a relationship."" --Literary Minded ""[Joosten's] frank evocative depiction of what happens when loneliness and obsession collide makes for a striking debut novel."" --North & South magazine ""Startling yet understated...Joosten writes with authority and restraint, uncommon attributes for a first-time novelist."" --Patrick Allington, SA Weekend magazine ""A gripping, well-written, undisputedly strong novel."" --Louise Swinn, Saturday Age ""Elegantly written, especially difficult given the subject matter."" --Sunday Age ""A psychological thriller of the highest order, this is a strong first showing. More, please."" --Sunday Herald Sun ""A true psychological thriller."" --Sunday Tasmanian ""[A] haunting debut novel."" --Sydney Morning Herald ""An impressive debut."" --Vogue Australia ""Capture[s] the psychodynamics of a generation that is just emerging into its own on the page. I look forward to seeing what she does next."" --Weekend Australian ""Joosten excavates the psychology of captivity--its fear, smells, delusions and helplessness--in relentless detail and with considerable skill."" --Fiona McGregor"