A compulsive feminist reworking of Carmilla the queer novella that inspired Dracula . "A dark
sensuous gothic story of female appetite ravenous desire and insatiable rage. A
blood-drenched glittering jewel of a novel that I absolutely devoured." --Jennifer Saint
author of Ariadne and Atalanta It's the height of the industrial revolution and ten years into
Lenore's marriage to steel magnate Henry their relationship has soured. When Henry's ambitions
take them from London to the remote British moorlands to host a hunting party a shocking
carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into their lives. 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 . . .
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.
