The Brides

<p><b>'Haunting and seductive . . . I drank in this wonderfully sapphic, gothic tale with a sense of ever-deepening dread' –</b> <b>Francesca May, author of <i>This Vicious Hunger</i></b><br><br><b>Chilling, gothic and utterly gripping, <i>The Brides</i> is a stunningly original reimagining of Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula </i>– with a devastating sapphic romance at its heart.</b><br><br><i>'Come to me, and be mine for eternity'</i><br><br>1884. Mafalda Lowell journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt. Mafalda's secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady’s maid in tow.<br><br>But Alice is blessed and cursed with the Sight, tormented by terrifying visions – and she believes that they are being followed by a man in black.<br><br>When one of their group falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women hope to seek the healing waters of Transylvania. At a nobleman’s invitation, they set out for Castle Dracula.<br><br>In the depths of the forest, miles from civilization, their host reveals his true intentions; a monstrous ambition which will tear the women apart.<br><br>And not all of them will survive.<br><br><b>'<i>Dracula</i>'s worthy successor . . . chills and delights in equal measure' –</b> <b>Johanna Van Veen, author of <i>Blood on Her Tongue</i></b><br><br><b>Perfect for fans of <i>Hungerstone </i>by Kat Dunn and <i>The Historian</i> by Elizabeth Kostova. </b></p>