Den cover art

Den

a hypnotic fever-dream of a novel, perfect for fans of FRUIT FLY and THE LAMB – coming 2027

Listen with a free trial

Pre-order: Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Unlimited access to our all-you-can-listen catalogue of 15K+ audiobooks and podcasts
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Den

By: Joe Evans
Narrated by: Kieran E Sims
Pre-order: Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Pre-order Now for £17.94

Pre-order Now for £17.94

This Season's Biggest Deal | £0.99/mo for 3 months + £10 Audible bonus

£5.99/mo after 3 months - terms apply. Cancel monthly
Summary
'From its original premise to the wonderful writing, Den is one of those novels you can't look away from' JENNIE GODFREY

'An eerie, hypnotic fable that captures the profound longing that unites us all' WIZ WHARTON

In a garden somewhere in London, Fox is watching a man called Ben through his kitchen doors.

What Ben has, Fox wants. Bi-folds. Crockery. Taps. A loving family, and a warm bed to sleep in at night.

Fox believes Ben to be careless of his riches - he's a distant father, a disinterested partner. Ben doesn't even notice when Fox begins stealing pieces of his life - the odd shoe, a colourful sock, various bits of cutlery.

And now he's had a taste, Fox wants more: to take over the entire house, and Ben's life with it.

Voyeuristic and haunting, Den is a strikingly original fever-dream of a novel about what it means to make - and keep - a life, perfect for fans of Fruit Fly and The Lamb.

-----------

PRAISE FOR DEN:

'Wonderfully strange and acutely observed. One of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time.' - Julia Raeside

'It's impossible to ignore this strange and beautiful book. An eerie, hypnotic fable that captures the profound longing that unites us all.' - Wiz Wharton, author of Ghost Girl, Banana

'Both entirely familiar and utterly disorientating. I loved it.' - Holly Walsh, co-creator of Motherland and Amandaland

'At once elegiac and elegant, spiky and tender, surreal and painfully familiar, Den is a moving meditation on the lives we choose and the selves we can't escape from.' - Krystelle Bamford, author of Idle Grounds

'Stunning, surreal, raw: Den is a tender, darkly comic story of grief, family and our basic need for shelter.' - Genevieve Marenghi, author of No Oil Painting

'Tender, humorous and heartbreaking . . . A beautifully written, constantly surprising story about foxes (and humans).' - Emily Midorikawa, author of A Tiny Speck of Black and then Nothing©2027 Joe Evans (P)2027 Headline Publishing Group Limited
Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Magical Realism
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic reviews

At once elegiac and elegant, spiky and tender, surreal and painfully familiar, Den is a moving meditation on the lives we choose and the selves we can't escape from.
Genuinely unsettling. From its original premise to the wonderful writing, Den is one of those novels you can't look away from.
Stunning, surreal, raw: Den is a tender, darkly comic story of grief, family and our basic need for shelter.
Tender, humorous and heartbreaking, this inventive new novel by Joe Evans introduces the reader to a side of London life that feels both instantly familiar and wondrously strange. A beautifully written, constantly surprising story about foxes (and humans).
Wonderfully strange and acutely observed. One of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time.
It's impossible to ignore this strange and beautiful book. An eerie, hypnotic fable that captures the profound longing that unites us all.
Both entirely familiar and utterly disorientating. I loved it.
A feverish tale of survival set within the wilderness of grief. If you let it,Denwill completely ensnare you.
No reviews yet