THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for
fans of Sophie Mackintosh Angela Carter Daisy Johnson Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield
'A new generation of literary horror begins with Lucy Rose' GENEVIEVE JAGGER 'Deliciously
dark and shockingly bold. One of my favourite debuts in a long time' KIRSTY LOGAN 'Superbly
creepy . . . at heart it's about dysfunctional family dynamics female rage and empowerment'
FINANCIAL TIMES 'An unforgettable nightmarish tale. I ate it all up' ANNA BOGUTSKAYA 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 isn't 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 a bid for
freedom. With this tender 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. 'Stunning shocking and surprising at each turn'
BENJAMIN MYERS 'A modern Grimm fairytale' SUSAN BARKER 'Dark poetic gothic folky and
full of courage and beauty' TIM DOWNIE 'Dear reader I predict you will be as obsessed as
me' ¿ MOLLY AITKEN 'Lucy Rose can certainly write . . . The Lamb grips all the way to an
unexpected denouement ' GUARDIAN
