The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ?_~I devoured this?_T V.E. Schwab ?_~A vampire-themed Handmaid?_Ts Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary?_T Guardian A gorgeous new fantasy horror ?_" a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart?_? A gorgeous new fantasy horror ?_" a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart?_? Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families. The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends. Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather?_Ts second child is born a dreaded Mind Eater ?_" a perversion of her own kind, who consumes not stories but the minds and souls of humans ?_" she flees before he can be turned into a weapon for the family?_? or worse. Living among humans and finding prey for her son, Devon seeks a cure for his hunger. But time is running out ?_" for her family want her back, and with every soul her son consumes he loses a little more of himself?_? This is a story of escape, a mother?_Ts savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In
Binding: Paperback / softback