Fawn

<p><b>Enter the sanctuary at your own risk. The primal and unsettling tale of just how far a woman must go to protect nature and its inhabitants, perfect for fans of Francine Toon and Andrew Michael Hurley.</b></p><p> <b> 'Unflinching... I loved it'</b> Lucy Rose, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>The Lamb</i><Br><b> 'Disturbing, seductively written fiction about power and female rage' </b><i>Guardian</i><Br><b> A genuinely beautiful piece of work, and has an incredibly strong narrative voice, mixing nature, love, sex and gore, with a palpable sense of rage, betrayal and familial dysfunction at its heart' </b><i>SFX</i></p><p><i><b>'The devil came on the autumn equinox, as he always did.'</b></i></p><p>Tess Wynne keeps mostly to herself in the hills of Appalachia. Her wildlife sanctuary is a refuge for the wounded and unwanted - and the only home she has left. She has built it carefully, with old rituals and even older bargains with the ominous visitor that comes each year.</p><p>Then she finds a doe split open on the road.</p><p>Beside it is the fawn who survived. Red-mouthed. Full set of teeth. Hungry.</p><p>From the moment Tess brings it home, whispers gather in town. A new pastor starts asking questions. And inside Tess, something primal begins to wake: anger, appetite, the slow understanding that prey is only prey for so long.</p><p>Dark, tender and eerie, <i>Fawn </i>is a slow-burning folk horror of nature, ritual and feverish femininity - a story about what a woman must become to protect what is hers.<Br></p><h2> <b>Readers are feral for FAWN </b></h2><p><b> 'I want to grind this book into dust and sprinkle it in my coffee. It s feral</b>.'<Br> <b>'This book had me reacting OUT LOUD'</b><Br><b> 'A perfect amalgamation of horror, feminist rage, and spooky witchcraft'</b><Br><b> 'Gets under your skin without really trying'</b><Br><b> 'Rachel Harrison meets Grady Hendrix'</b></p>