THE FIERCEST MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION FEMALE OPPRESSION AND
UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . . ' Rich and daring. This is everything I dream of in a novel'
Ava Reid ' A beguiling feast of a novel' Lucy Rose author of The Lamb ' Ravenous
righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald ' Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual
and vicious' Hannah Kaner ' An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint '
Phenomenal' Samantha Shannon ' A true feast for all the senses' Cosmopolitan '
A beguiling and spellbinding story of female repression and appetite' Heat FOR WHAT DO
YOU HUNGER . . . ? 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. 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 . . . 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 . . . 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. Everyone is devouring
HUNGERSTONE . . . ' Hungerstone grabbed me body and soul' Anya Bergman ' A
fabulous Gothic feast of a novel ' Elodie Harper ' A sumptuous delight. I feasted on
it' Jessica Moor ' Repaints the classic story of Carmilla in the boldest bloodiest
colours' Sarah Underwood ' A dark gothic delight' Hester Musson ' Deliciously
dark and atmospheric. Breathtakingly original' Emily Critchley
