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The seductive reimagining of a Gothic classic—a repressed wife encounters a mysterious woman who awakens her desire in the "lesbian vampire novel we need." (Them)
It's the height of the Industrial Revolution, and ten years into Lenore's marriage to steel magnate Henry, their relationship has soured. When Henry's ambitions take them from London to the remote British moorlands, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into their lives. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night. Carmilla, who stirs something deep within Lenore.
Soon, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger, and Lenore begins to unravel. Torn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, Lenore must confront a darkness that will place her at risk.
This immersive reworking of Carmilla, the queer novella that inspired Dracula, delivers a richly atmospheric look at feminine rage and the desires that feed our hunger.
"A moody and triumphant retelling of Carmilla ... A meditation on womanhood, corporate greed, and queer desire ... Revitalizes Le Fanu's classic tale without losing any of its appeal." —Publishers Weekly
"A dream of a Gothic. Combines all the best of Carmilla and would make Edgar Allan Poe jealous. Reading Kat Dunn is like finding treasure." —Sarah Rees Brennan, USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Evil
"Kat Dunn repaints the classic story of Carmilla in the boldest, bloodiest colors. Hungerstone is decadent, brilliant, triumphant and I devoured it." —Sarah Underwood, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea
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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. Her YA has been published by Head of Zeus and Andersen Press in the UK.
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