Bitterthorn

"Kat Dunn has spun a love story both intimate and epic. Bitterthorn is a perfect fireside tale, thick with suspense, yearning, and wild beauty – I loved every moment of reading it" -- Samantha Shannon
"A haunting, atmospheric tale of two lost souls finding each other, and a love that will remake the world. Exquisite" -- Shelley Parker-Chan * Sunday Times bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun *
"Bitterthorn is beautiful and haunting – the type of story that seeps into your bones and stays with you long after reading. Kat Dunn has spun a deliciously dark fairy tale full of the agony and ecstasy of longing and desire, as well as celebrating the power of resilience and inner strength" -- Katherine Webber * Sunday Times bestselling author of Twin Crowns and The Revelry *
"A moody and stylish Gothic tale that feels both fresh and timeless – a masterful meditation on grief, loneliness, and terrible love. Gutting and unforgettable" -- Ava Reid * Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman *
"Both classic and novel, melancholy and tenderly wrought, Bitterthorn crackles with passion and warmth like a fire on a long winter night. With achingly atmospheric prose, Dunn has crafted characters I would die for and a love story as powerful and enduring as a fairytale. A must-read for fans of Gothic romance" -- Allison Saft * New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic *
"Girl meets house. Girl meets witch. And oh, does it ever get deliciously interesting from there! Dunn has created a delicately spun cobweb of a fairytale that slowly unwinds a pattern of secrets, curses, love and betrayal – and finally settles around your heart and leaves you glad to have been captured" -- Freya Marske * Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light *
"Bitterthorn tugged on the threads of my heartstrings until I had nothing left to give it but my soul. Hauntingly beautiful, this Gothic fairytale lingers in the darkest corners of my mind forever more. A triumph" -- Saara El-Arifi * Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife *
"This darkly romantic fairytale is a stunning rumination on loneliness, grief, and the aching human desire to love and be loved. Sapphic, Gothic and deeply cathartic – I feel profoundly moved" -- Laura Steven * author of The Society for Soulless Girls *
"A gothic, intimate tale of love and loneliness, the threads that bind us to others, and how a sacrifice for another can be spun into something strong and enduring. Kat Dunn shows that hope can be found even amidst bitter odds" -- Helen Corcoran * author of Queen of Coin and Whispers *
"Bitterthorn feels like a fairytale: a beautifully wrought story of love that is as claustrophobic and unnerving as it is achingly romantic. Dunn’s prose is luminous" -- Sarah Underwood * author of Lies We Sing to the Sea *