A gripping sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh Angela
Carter Daisy Johnson Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield. Pre-order now. ' The Lamb . . . is
not out until January but it has already created a buzz' Sunday Times 'Deliciously dark
and shockingly bold. Lucy Rose is one to watch. One of my favourite debuts in a long time'
Kirsty Logan A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. Margot and Mama
have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot is not at school they spend
quiet days together in their cottage waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays
Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine keeps them warm. Then she
satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies. But Mama's want is stronger than
her hunger sometimes and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a
snowstorm little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family untangle her own
desires and make her own bid for freedom. With this gothic coming-of-age tale debut novelist
Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger desire and animal instincts - and wrings the
relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it.
