Wrath Becomes Her

"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." -Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful

Vera was made for vengeance.

Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf - an ancient and profane magic - to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.

When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren't hers, and Vera doesn't know if she gets-or deserves-to have a life beyond what she was made for.

Vera's strength feels limitless-until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter's death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.

About the author

Aden Polydoros is an award-winning author who transitioned from female-to-male when he was 14. After going ‘stealth’ for over 10 years, he came out as transgender in order to support trans youth and vocalize how transitioning saved his life. His YA gothic fantasy novel, The City Beautiful, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Award, the South Carolina Book Award, and the 2022 World Fantasy Award.

Product details

• Authors: Aden Polydoros
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 13
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2023
• EAN: 9781335458032
• ISBN: 978-1-335-45803-2
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 215 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Religious / Jewish, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Holocaust, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Monsters, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage)