The Brides

'Haunting and seductive . . . I drank in this wonderfully sapphic, gothic tale with a sense of ever-deepening dread' - Francesca May, author of This Vicious Hunger<BR><BR>Told through letters and diary entries, The Brides is a chilling reimagining of Bram Stoker's Dracula - with a devastating sapphic romance at its heart.<BR><BR>'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'<BR><BR>1884. When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady's maid in tow.<BR><BR>But lady's maid Alice, blessed and cursed with the Sight, is tormented by terrifying visions. When chaperone Eliza falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women hope to seek the healing waters of Transylvania. At a nobleman's invitation, they set out for Castle Dracula.<BR><BR>In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart.<BR><BR>And not all of them will survive.<BR><BR>'Dracula's worthy successor . . . chills and delights in equal measure' - Johanna Van Veen, author of Blood on Her Tongue<BR><BR>Perfect for fans of Hungerstone by Kat Dunn and The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.