FAWN

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 Unflinching I loved it Lucy Rose Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb Beware this book is pretty but it has sharp teeth Rachel Harrison New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice Do whatever you have to do to get your hands on this book Clay McLeod Chapman author of Ghost Eaters The devil came on the autumn equinox as he always did 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 Then she finds a doe split open on the road Beside it is the fawn who survived Red mouthed Full set of teeth Hungry 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 Dark tender and eerie Fawn is a slow burning folk horror of nature ritual and feverish femininity