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The Lamb
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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
2025 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Best Horror
A gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield
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.
A gripping, sinister folktale set in contemporary Cumbria for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield
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.
''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
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
- Publication Date:
- 2025-01-30
- Page Count:
- 329
- Size:
- 8.5" l x 5.25" w x 1.0" h
Info
- Fiction
Category
- Horror and Paranormal
- Coming of Age
Subject