Vixen

By Rosie Garland

Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.

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The villagers of Brauntone are awaiting a sign. As they haul a stinking creature from the nets, new priest Father Thomas thinks it has finally come.

In the hands of his young housekeeper, Anne, this creature is revealed as just a girl, but in the mind of Father Thomas she is to be so much more than that. And he will stake all but his own life on that as the Plague rages towards Brauntone and its people turn to him to save them.

Format: Paperback
Release Date: 12 Feb 2015
Pages: 416
ISBN: 978-0-00-749280-0
Born in London to a runaway teenager, Rosie has always been a cuckoo in the nest. She is an eclectic writer and performer, ranging from singing in Goth band The March Violets through touring with the Subversive Stitch exhibition in the 90s, to her current incarnation as Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen, cabaret chanteuse, incomparable compere and electrifying poet. She has published five solo collections of poetry and her award-winning short stories, poems and essays have been widely anthologized. The Palace of Curiosities is her debut novel.

Praise for Vixen: -

”'Poetic, surprising, sexy and ultimately deeply moving, Vixen will have you hooked… it will stay with you long after you’ve reached the final page” - DIVA

Praise for The Palace of Curiosities: -

”'Garland’s lush prose is always a pleasure” - Guardian

”'An alternately brutal and beautiful story about love and belonging in a vividly conveyed underworld, rich in carny phantasmagoria and lyrical romance” - Metro

”'Bewitching” - Good Housekeeping

”'A jewel-box of a novel … Garland is a real literary talent: definitely an author to watch” - Sarah Waters

”'Reminds me of Angela Carter” - Jenni Murray