Monstrum
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- Paperback published on 16/05/2024
- Page count: 256 pages
- ISBN: 9780861545629
Synopsis
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE DIFFERENT IN A WORLD THAT VALUES PERFECTION, AT ANY COST?
'Lottie's writing is a superb flight of the imagination' A.S. Byatt, author of Possession'Haunting, luridly beautiful, and at times shockingly, deliciously gruesome’ Jenn Ashworth, author of GhostedA 'Best Book for May 2024' according to CosmopolitanFrom Lottie Mills, the winner of the BBC Young Writers' Award in 2020, comes this beautifully crafted collection of stories. A father and daughter build a life for themselves on an isolated beach.
But the outside world is pressing in. It's only a matter of time before their secret refuge is discovered. A young disabled woman opts to receive a perfect, pain-free body.
Soon, however, she finds herself haunted by the one she cast off. A travelling circus master discovers the ideal addition to his cabinet of curiosities: 'damaged', 'grotesque', gifted. He plans to make her the star of his show; she plans to take her revenge. Monstrum captures the experience of characters excluded by a society that cannot accept their difference.
Eerie, fantastical and hugely ambitious, this collection announces the arrival of an outstanding new literary voice. 'Lottie's stories reminded me of what matters' Claire Oshetsky'Magical and haunting' Jan Carson
About the author
Lottie Mills was born in Hampshire and grew up in West Sussex, Hertfordshire, and Essex. She studied English at Newnham College, Cambridge, and contributed to Varsity and The Mays during her time there. In 2020, she won the BBC Young Writers’ Award for her short story ‘The Changeling’, having been previously shortlisted in 2018. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4, and she has appeared on programmes including Look East, Life Hacks, and Woman’s Hour to discuss her writing. Monstrum is her debut book.
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