Fate Mary rediscovered dark masterpiece fans

THE PITCHBLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Bookershortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived Virginia FeitoThis chillingly profound story drips with classy darkness. . . a oneway descent into the abyss Janice HallettA dark masterpiece Camilla GrudovaI absolutely loved this . . . Creepy, atmospheric and dark as a village green at midnight Alice SlaterA devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria and cruelty ObserverI read it with wide eyes and unsavoury glee Sunday TimesCaroline Blackwood sits firmly alongside the greats like Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith Araminta HallCompulsive, cruel and brilliant Daily MailGimleteyed and masterful Irish Independent She was dead even before I became aware of her existence . . .A child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media. As the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate and perhaps even from Rowan himself. With caustic wit and pitchblack brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skincrawling and utterly compulsive story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession. INTRODUCED BY CAMILLA GRUDOVA | Caroline Blackwood The Fate of Mary Rose : The rediscovered dark masterpiece for fans