Bitterthorn

THE FIERCEST, MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION, FEMALE OPPRESSION AND UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . .<BR><BR>'Rich and daring. This is everything I dream of in a novel' Ava Reid<BR>'A beguiling feast of a novel' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb<BR>'I LOVED it' Taylor Jenkins Reid<BR>'Phenomenal' Samantha Shannon <BR><BR>FOR WHAT DO YOU HUNGER . . . ?<BR><BR>Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them from London to the Peak District, to the remote, imposing Nethershaw estate, where he plans to host a hunting party. Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it.<BR><BR>But as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night, Carmilla who stirs up something deep within Lenore. And before long, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger . . .<BR><BR>As the day of the hunt draws closer, Lenore begins to unravel, questioning the role she has been playing all these years. Torn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, soon Lenore will uncover a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .<BR><BR>Set against the violent wilderness of the Peaks and the uncontrolled appetite of the Industrial Revolution, HUNGERSTONE is a compulsive sapphic reworking of CARMILLA, the book that inspired DRACULA: a captivating story of appetite and desire.<BR><BR>Everyone is devouring HUNGERSTONE . . .<BR><BR>'An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint<BR><BR>'Hungerstone grabbed me body and soul' Anya Bergman<BR><BR>'Ravenous, righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald<BR><BR>'Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual and vicious' Hannah Kaner<BR><BR>'A true feast for all the senses' Cosmopolitan<BR><BR>'A beguiling and spellbinding story of female repression and appetite' Heat<BR><BR>'A fabulous Gothic feast of a novel' Elodie Harper

Set against the violent wilderness of the Peak district, a compulsive reworking of original vampire novel CARMILLA, the book that inspired DRACULA: a captivating story of unstoppable hunger . . .<BR><BR>'Rich and daring' Ava Reid<BR>'A beguiling feast of a novel' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb<BR>'I LOVED it' Taylor Jenkins Reid<BR>'Phenomenal' Samantha Shannon <BR><BR>FOR WHAT DO YOU HUNGER . . . ?<BR><BR>Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them from London to the Peak District, to the remote, imposing Nethershaw estate, where he plans to host a hunting party. Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it.<BR><BR>But as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night, Carmilla who stirs up something deep within Lenore. And before long, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger . . .<BR><BR>As the day of the hunt draws closer, Lenore begins to unravel, questioning the role she has been playing all these years. Torn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, soon Lenore will uncover a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .<BR><BR>Everyone is devouring HUNGERSTONE . . .<BR><BR>'An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint<BR>'Hungerstone grabbed me body and soul' Anya Bergman<BR>'Ravenous, righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald<BR>'Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual and vicious' Hannah Kaner<BR>'A true feast for all the senses' Cosmopolitan<BR>'A beguiling and spellbinding story of female repression and appetite' Heat<BR>'A fabulous Gothic feast of a novel' Elodie Harper<BR><BR>***Shortlisted for Best Horror Novel in the 2026 British Fantasy Awards***

THE UNMISSABLE NEW SAPPHIC GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL FROM KAT DUNN, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HUNGERSTONE AND BITTERTHORN<BR><BR>'Feed this directly into my veins' TAYLOR JENKINS REID<BR><BR>'A darkly intoxicating and fierce sapphic retelling of Hamlet. Extraordinary' LUCY ROSE, author of The Lamb<BR><BR>Revenge me. For I am murdered . . .<BR><BR>Odette and Cecilia are young women, living between their grand homes in Hampstead and the imposing, ancient Herne House in Suffolk. Though Odette's artist mother Lydia keeps a tight grasp on her, she and her beloved Cecilia are mostly left free to roam, to learn and to love.<BR><BR>But when Lydia inexplicably sickens and dies, a dark veil falls. As the funeral rites are performed, Odette's aunt, the cold and implacable Claudine, increasingly takes charge of the household, while her father retreats to his study. Odette, lost in grief, disappears into the shadows.<BR><BR>But as Claudine is announced as Odette's new stepmother, a sinister presence in the house makes itself known. To her horror, Odette realises that despite her death, Lydia never really left. And now she wants revenge . . .<BR><BR>Inspired by Hamlet, the ultimate revenge tragedy, Rottenheart is the stunning new sapphic gothic horror novel from Kat Dunn, the lauded author of Hungerstone and Bitterthorn. Set in the 1890s, this a story of love and grief, mothers and daughters, death and madness.<BR><BR>Further praise for ROTTENHEART<BR><BR>'Sinister and devastating. I want to read it again and again and again' BEA FITZGERALD<BR><BR>'A darkly intoxicating, sinister story shot through with beautiful and delicate sapphic yearning. Hauntingly brilliant' JENNIFER SAINT<BR><BR>'Dunn's retelling of Hamlet turns the lights on the psychological horror of the story. A gripping tale of grief and love, splendid with detail and completely transporting' SARVAT HASIN, author of The Giant Dark<BR><BR>'A gut-wrenching and lavishly written sapphic reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet . . . A close to the bone portrait of human cruelty, of our maddening obligation to our parents, and of loving someone whose capacity to hurt us is so primal not even death can limit it' LEIGH RADFORD, author of One Yellow Eye<BR><BR>'Dark and twisty and full of excruciatingly delicious sapphic longing. A haunting tale that kept me hooked right to the very last word' AHANA VIRDI, author of Sour Fruit<BR><BR>'A dark, sensual delight' HEAT, Book of the Week