Recasting Sheridan le Fanu's Carmilla as a sensual sapphic chiller, Dunn's gothic delight sees a wealthy but unsatisfied couple fall prey to the bewitching charms of a vampiric temptress.
'For what do you hunger?'
But as the couple travel through the bleak countryside, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into Lenore's life. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night, Carmilla who stirs up something deep within Lenore. And before long, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger . . .
As the day of the hunt draws closer, Lenore begins to unravel, questioning the role she has been playing all these years. Torn between regaining her husband's affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, soon Lenore will uncover a darkness in her household that will place her at terrible risk . . .
Set against the violent wilderness of the Peaks and the uncontrolled appetite of the Industrial Revolution, Hungerstone is a compulsive sapphic reworking of Carmilla, the book that inspired Dracula: a captivating story of appetite and desire.
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781786586155
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm
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