King, Ella
<p>EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . .</p><p>‘A beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book’ LISA JEWELL</p><p>‘A blistering thriller’ NEW YORK TIMES</p><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p>Seventeen-year-old Lily has a loving, normal family. So why does it suddenly feel like secrets are stirring? Like Mama is about to crack?</p><p>As a storm of memories builds over one humid summer, Lily must recast everything. What if her house isn’t a home – but a prison? What if her mother isn’t a protector – but a monster . . .</p><p>From hot new talent, Ella King, comes an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . .</p><p>_____________________________________________________________</p><p>‘A powerful, hard-hitting and exquisitely written novel’ CLARE MACKINTOSH</p><p>‘Paring-knife sharp . . . Mama is a terrifying, masterful creation’ ABIGAIL DEAN</p><p>‘This is a cracker’ HARRIET TYCE</p><p>‘Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once – an exploration of a very dark relationship between a daughter and her mother’ OBSERVER</p><p>‘A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us’ RED</p><p>‘Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King’ CHRIS WHITAKER</p><p>‘Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watch’ HARPER’S BAZAAR</p>
