The New Gothic: Lucy Rose & Genevieve Jagger

This January, we are joined by Lucy Rose to celebrate her debut novel, The Lamb, and Genevieve Jagger, the author of Fragile Animals. A perfect pairing of gothic horror as these two stories delve into family relationships, dynamics and intergenerational trauma in a way that you will never forget. Come along and hear from two premier voices in the genre!

A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.

Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot isn't at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies.

But Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom.

With this tender coming-of-age tale, novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire and animal instincts - and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it. It is perfect for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Angela Carter, Daisy Johnson, Margaret Atwood and Julia Armfield.

About Lucy Rose

Lucy Rose is a writer and filmmaker with an interest in the gothic, girlhood and horror. Her short fiction and personal essays have been published in Dread Central, Mslexia, Ghouls on Film and more.

About Genevieve Jagger

Genevieve Jagger is a writer and witch from Scotland. She is one half of queer divination duo, Two for Joy Tarot, dealing fortunes across Glasgow. Her writing has been published in The Honest Ulsterman, Banfit Fiction, Expat Press and X-RAY Magazine. She was raised catholic, which has very much informed the themes of Fragile Animals, and is a Scorpio.