Femme Feral

OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST OF THE YEAR 2026

Sam Beckbessinger author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishing:9th Apr '26

£18.99

This title is due to be published on 9th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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A stylish, dark and witty fem-gore debut with real teeth that will make you howl with laughter.

‘Savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time. Miranda July meets Stephen King’ SundayTimes bestseller Lauren Beukes

Hyper-competent start up CFO Ellie is 46-year old and like most women, is already juggling too much. Daughter’s not talking to her, husband’s not listening to her, and she's got a promotion coming up at work. It's an inconvenient time to be beset by mid-life symptoms: coarse hair in new places, hot flushes, insomnia, losing time, finding bloodstains on all her clothing, howling at the moon.

Her doctor diagnoses perimenopause. But it's another 28-day cycle that's taking hold. One involving fur, and teeth, and a not insignificant amount of rage.

Suddenly the troubles in her life - hot flushes, thankless family, spiralling to-do list, oblivious husband, the w*nker promoted above her at work – seem almost… bite-size.

A deeply gratifying, highly addictive and provocative read, Femme Feral is an exhilarating expression of feminine rage, with a warning: If you swallow your anger, it’s sure to come back with a bite.

Savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time. Miranda July meets Stephen King -- Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls
Bitingly funny, sharply observed, simmering with justified rage and buried wildness - a cathartic, necessary read -- Catriona Silvey, author of Meet Me in Another Life
Witty, thrilling, and oh so righteously FERAL. Sam Beckbessinger’s command of voice and character is superb. Make a to-do list and be sure to put this book at the top of it -- Nat Cassidy, bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home and Mary
Rollicking, unexpected and utterly hilarious...a feminist satire-cum-werewolf horror that is full of sharply observed, taboo-breaking moments * Observer *

ISBN: 9781526687876

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

384 pages