Bitterthorn

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for WritingShortlisted for the Nero Book AwardA darkly seductive sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales like Beauty and the Beast.'Kat Dunn has spun a love story both intimate and epic' SAMANTHA SHANNON, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree'A deliciously dark fairy tale full of the agony and ecstasy of longing and desire' KATHERINE WEBBER, author of Twin CrownsBlumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her - never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald. So when the Witch demands her next companion, Mina offers herself up - though she has no idea what fate awaits her. Stranded with her darkly alluring captor, the mystery of what happened to the previous companions draws Mina into the heart of a terrifying secret that could save her life, or end it.

Product details

• Authors: Kat Dunn
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 25
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781839132957
• ISBN: 978-1-83913-295-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Germany, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Of specific Lesbian interest, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Relating to early adulthood, Fantasy romance (Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Interest age: from c 14 years, Relating to lesbians, Witches & ghosts (Children's / Teenage), YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+