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Hungerstone

By: Kat Dunn
Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
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 THE FIERCEST, MOST POWERFUL RETELLING OF 2025: A STORY OF AMBITION, FEMALE OPPRESSION AND UNSTOPPABLE HUNGER . . .

'Rich and daring. This is everything I dream of in a novel' Ava Reid
'A beguiling feast of a novel' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb
'I LOVED it' Taylor Jenkins Reid

'Phenomenal' Samantha Shannon

FOR WHAT DO YOU HUNGER . . . ?

Lenore is the wife of steel magnate Henry, but ten years into their marriage the relationship has soured, and no child has arrived to fill the distance growing between them. Henry's ambitions take them from London to the Peak District, to the remote, imposing Nethershaw estate, where he plans to host a hunting party. Lenore must work to restore the crumbling house and ready it for Henry's guests - their future depends on it.

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.

Everyone is devouring HUNGERSTONE . . .

'An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint

'Hungerstone grabbed me body and soul' Anya Bergman

'Ravenous, righteous and utterly sublime' Bea Fitzgerald

'Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual and vicious' Hannah Kaner

'A true feast for all the senses' Cosmopolitan

'A beguiling and spellbinding story of female repression and appetite' Heat

'A fabulous Gothic feast of a novel' Elodie Harper©2025 Kat Dunn (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK Fantasy Historical Horror Paranormal Romance Marriage

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Had me engrossed from start to finish. The narration was fabulous, the story, slow and broiling to a marvellous conclusion.

A beautiful listen

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the book has a gripping story and very pleasant narrator voice, finished it in 2 days.

highly recommended

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great narrator, great writing, great story. Kat Dunn is the real deal! I also really liked the authors note at the end about all the historical research, it clearly paid off.

Yeah, loved it

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Great read. Everything I loved, gothic, feminist and sapphic with deep characters. Also set in my home city of Sheffield!

Love love loved

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Absolutely brilliant book, was hooked from the beginning. Strong feminist themes and dark, gothic setting. loved the backdrop of the peak district and sapphic love story was a treat.

Perdita smashed it with narration!

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