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An eerie, psychologically thrilling gothic on pregnancy, yearning and bodily autonomy from a 'feminist voice for the twenty-first century ' (Joyce Carol Oates)

About the author

Clare Beams is the author of the novel The Illness Lesson, which was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and the story collection We Show What We Have Learned, which won the Bard Fiction Prize and was a Kirkus Best Debut of 2016. She was a finalist for the 2023 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

Summary

An eerie, psychologically thrilling gothic on pregnancy, yearning and bodily autonomy from a 'feminist voice for the twenty-first century ' (Joyce Carol Oates)

Foreword

An eerie, psychologically thrilling gothic on pregnancy, yearning and bodily autonomy from a 'feminist voice for the twenty-first century that is wickedly sharp-eyed, wholly unpredictable and wholly engaging' (Joyce Carol Oates)

Product details

• Authors: Clare Beams
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781805462347
• ISBN: 978-1-80546-234-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Historical fiction, FICTION / Medical, FICTION / Magical Realism, FICTION / Gothic