{"product_id":"rottenheart-isbn-9781638934653","title":"Rottenheart","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Feed this directly into my veins.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHungerstone\u003c\/i\u003e, an intoxicating and chilling gothic horror novel that reimagines \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e with a seductive sapphic twist—and where the only thing more dangerous than a family secret is a mother's revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevenge me. For I am murdered . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOdette and her best friend Cecilia live between their grand homes in Hampstead and the imposing, ancient Herne House in Suffolk. Odette’s mother, Lydia, is almost parasitic in her neediness, but despite her, Odette and Cecilia come of age together—free to roam, to learn, and to love. When Lydia inexplicably sickens and dies, a dark veil falls. Odette’s father retreats to his study, while her aunt—the cold and cruel Claudine—increasingly takes charge of the household. Lost in grief and spiraling into madness, Odette disappears into the shadows, leaving Cecilia alone and with her affections tested. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Claudine is announced as Odette's new stepmother, the girls reckon with this final betrayal, and a sinister presence awakens. To her horror, Odette realizes that her mother never truly left. She now haunts the manor, ready to drag long held secrets into the light and exact revenge against those who thought her dead and gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visceral tale of grief and madness, \u003ci\u003eRottenheart\u003c\/i\u003e exhumes the heart of \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003eto tell a fearless queer love story laced with an unforgettable haunting, asking whether we can truly outrun our suffering, or if we are forever indebted to the vengeful dead.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRottenheart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Feed this directly into my veins.”\u003cb\u003e —Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRottenheart \u003c\/i\u003ewill transport you. It’s a darkly intoxicating and fierce sapphic retelling of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, filled with longing, rage, and grief. Kat Dunn has crafted something haunting, beguiling, and mesmerizing, and I’m certain it’s her most extraordinary novel yet.” \u003cb\u003e—Lucy Rose, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHungerstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR Best Book of the Year • Goodreads Choice Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The lesbian vampire novel we need.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rich and daring reimagining that brings the beating heart of Carmilla to life again. Hungerstone is a delicious tribute to the inherent horrors of womanhood and the desperate and exquisite vulgarity of desire. This is everything I dream of in a novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Ava Reid, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Study in Drowning \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Lady Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“While sapphics everywhere thank Sheridan Le Fanu for his service, Kat Dunn’s juicy Hungerstone expertly recasts Carmilla’s story from a much-needed female perspective.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An atmospheric, blood-drenched, feminist twist on classic vampire tropes, a sapphic delight and industrial horror story.” \u003cb\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s everything you love about the original, but, like, even queerer.” \u003cb\u003e—Book Riot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Extraordinary…. A dark, sensuous, gothic story of female appetite, ravenous desire and insatiable rage. A blood-drenched, glittering, jewel of a novel.” \u003cb\u003e—Jennifer Saint, author of\u003ci\u003e Ariadne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtalanta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gives Carmilla a bold, feminist retelling.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intoxicating and vivid take on the gothic novel. Sensual and vicious, Lenore’s devastating story of self-discovery, betrayal and power feels like one for the ages.” \u003cb\u003e—Hannah Kaner, author of \u003ci\u003eGodkiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKat Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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