Rottenheart - The unmissable new gothic horror novel from the author of Hungerstone

About the author

Kat Dunn grew up in London and has lived in Japan, Australia and France. She has a BA in Japanese from SOAS and an MA in English from Warwick. She's written about mental health for Mind and the Guardian and worked as a translator for Japanese television. Kat Dunn's YA fiction has been published by Head of Zeus and Andersen Press, including Bitterthorn, which was shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards and the Polari Prize and nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing. Hungerstone was her hugely acclaimed adult fiction debut. Follow Kat @KatAliceDunn

Product details

• Authors: Kat Dunn
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 04.06.2026
• EAN: 9781786583970
• ISBN: 978-1-78658-397-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Suffolk, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Victorian, DRAMA / Shakespeare, Horror & ghost stories, Relating to lesbians, Horror and supernatural fiction, Ghosts and poltergeists, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, FICTION / Horror / General