Rottenheart
The unmissable new gothic horror novel from the author of Hungerstone
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bonnier Books Ltd
Publishing:4th Jun '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 4th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
From the author of Hungerstone, an unmissable gothic, sapphic, gender-swapped reimagining of Hamlet
THE UNMISSABLE NEW SAPPHIC GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL FROM KAT DUNN, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HUNGERSTONE AND BITTERTHORN
'Feed this directly into my veins' TAYLOR JENKINS REID
'A darkly intoxicating and fierce sapphic retelling of Hamlet.
THE UNMISSABLE NEW SAPPHIC GOTHIC HORROR NOVEL FROM KAT DUNN, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF HUNGERSTONE AND BITTERTHORN
'Feed this directly into my veins' TAYLOR JENKINS REID
'A darkly intoxicating and fierce sapphic retelling of Hamlet. Extraordinary' LUCY ROSE, author of The Lamb
'Sinister and devastating. I want to read it again and again and again' BEA FITZGERALD
Revenge me. For I am murdered . . .
Odette and Cecilia are young women, living between their grand homes in Hampstead and the imposing, ancient Herne House in Suffolk. Though Odette's artist mother Lydia keeps a tight grasp on her, she and her beloved Cecilia are mostly left free to roam, to learn and to love.
But when Lydia inexplicably sickens and dies, a dark veil falls. As the funeral rites are performed, Odette's aunt, the cold and implacable Claudine, increasingly takes charge of the household, while her father retreats to his study. Odette, lost in grief, disappears into the shadows.
But as Claudine is announced as Odette's new stepmother, a sinister presence in the house makes itself known. To her horror, Odette realises that despite her death, Lydia never really left. And now she wants revenge . . .
Inspired by Hamlet, the ultimate revenge tragedy, Rottenheart is the stunning new sapphic gothic horror novel from Kat Dunn, the lauded author of Hungerstone and Bitterthorn. Set in the 1890s, this a story of love and grief, mothers and daughters, death and madness.
'Sinister and devastating. I want to read it again and again and again' Bea Fitzgerald
Praise for HUNGERSTONE
'Rich and daring' Ava Reid
'Phenomenal' Samantha Shannon
'An extraordinary book' Jennifer Saint
'Hungerstone grabbed me body and soul' Anya Bergman
'Intoxicating and vivid . . . Sensual and vicious' Hannah Kaner
'A true feast for all the senses' Cosmopolitan
'A beguiling and spellbinding story of female repression and appetite' Heat
'A fabulous gothic feast of a novel' Elodie Harper
Feed this directly into my veins. * Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Atmosphere *
Rottenheart will transport you. It's a darkly intoxicating and fierce sapphic retelling of Hamlet, filled with longing, rage, and grief. Kat Dunn has crafted something haunting, beguiling and mesmerizing andI'm certain it's her most extraordinary novel yet * Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The Lamb *
Sinister and devastating.Rottenheart depicts vengeance as tragedy and tragedy as vengeance. It completely wrecked me. I am bereft. I want to read it again and again and again * Bea Fitzgerald, bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen *
A darkly intoxicating, sinister story shot through with beautiful and delicate sapphic yearning. Kat Dunn's writing is as vivid and immersive as ever, drawing the reader into her immaculately realised ghostly and gothic world. Hauntingly brilliant. * Jennifer Saint *
Dunn's retelling of Hamlet turns the lights on the psychological horror of the story. A gripping tale of grief and love, splendid with detail and completely transporting * Sarvat Hasin, author of The Giant Dark *
Rottenheart is a gut-wrenching and lavishly written sapphic reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, a feast of maternal possessiveness and the tragedy of those daughters who must strive in vain to earn a capricious love that's meant to be unconditional. A close to the bone portrait of human cruelty, of our maddening obligation to our parents, and of loving someone whose capacity to hurt us is so primal not even death can limit it. With customary flair, Kat Dunn shines an unforgiving light on the heavy burden of being someone's daughter * Leigh Radford, author of One Yellow Eye *
ISBN: 9781786583970
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
480 pages