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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories
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- Paperback Jan 27, 2026 | 9781399619752 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
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- Paperback Jan 27, 2026 | 9781399619752 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 29, 2025 | 9781399619714 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 30, 2025 | 9781399619738 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Jan 27, 2026 | 9781399619752 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 29, 2025 | 9781399619714 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 30, 2025 | 9781399619738 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jan 30, 2025 | 9781399619745 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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W&N
- Paperback Jan 27, 2026 | 9781399619752 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 29, 2025 | 9781399619714 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 30, 2025 | 9781399619738 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jan 30, 2025 | 9781399619745 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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The instant No. 2 Sunday Times bestseller, the coming-of-age cannibal folktale that everyone is talking about
'Deliciously dark and shockingly bold' KIRSTY LOGAN
'Destined to become a classic' WASHINGTON POST
'A new generation of horror begins with Lucy Rose' GENEVIEVE JAGGER
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 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.
Praise for The Lamb: The bestselling literary horror sensation
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Stunning, shocking and surprising at each turn - everything one would want from a novel, and so much more. Lucy Rose's fearful and fantastic imagination is a powerful weapon
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A superbly creepy folk-horror tale . . . At heart it's about dysfunctional family dynamics, female rage and empowerment - FINANCIAL TIMES
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An unforgettable, nightmarish tale. I ate it all up
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I predict you will be as obsessed as me
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