The Shock of the Fall
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2014
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014
WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2014
A luminous and bewitching debut novel that is perfect for fans of Angela Carter. Set in Victorian London, it follows the fortunes of Eve, the Lion-Faced Girl and Abel, the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight.
‘Joyously good’ DAILY MAIL
‘A ferociously clever comedy of manners’ GUARDIAN
Set in England in the early 1760s, this is a chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction.
‘Joyously good’ DAILY MAIL
‘A ferociously clever comedy of manners’ GUARDIAN
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher