Dean, Sunyi
<p>THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER</p><p>‘I devoured this’ V.E. Schwab</p><p>‘A vampire-themed Handmaid’s Tale, with effective thrills that are intensified by social commentary’ Guardian</p><p>A gorgeous new fantasy horror – a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…</p><p>A gorgeous new fantasy horror – a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart…</p><p>Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book Eater families.</p><p>The last of their lines, they exist on the fringes of society and subsist on a diet of stories and legends.</p><p>Children are rare and their numbers have dwindled, so when Devon Fairweather’s 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.</p><p>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…</p><p>This is a story of escape, a mother’s savage devotion and a queer love that will electrify readers looking for something beguiling, thrilling, strange and new.</p><p>Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, and Let the Right One In</p>
