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Dark, sinister, unbelievable literary fiction
Feel like an empty shell after reading this unbelievable debut - I loved it but also feel totally hollow now it’s over.
Iris has moved back in with her... READ MORE
Instant Classic
There are some books that just follow you. The characters stay with you between chapters, and once you've stayed up to compulsively read the last words on ... READ MORE
Wow!
This is an incredible debut!
A riveting, emotional story of female rage, I genuinely couldn't put this down. There's an intense, building sense of inevi... READ MORE
A fantastic debut
An incredible debut from Amy Twigg. Spoilt Creatures follows Iris who, seeking to avoid moving back in with her mother after a break up, joins a commune of... READ MORE
Dionysian revolt!
Thank you to the Publisher for an advance copy of this novel.
This novel is a great mediation on womanhood, cult-hood and the requirements of society. S... READ MORE
An Outstanding Debut
Wow. This is truly an incredible book, fuelled by female rage, a one filled with beautiful language and such vivid story telling that I kept having to remi... READ MORE
a fabulously feral debut
I hate myself for how long I've had this on my shelf and not read it until now. 'Spoilt Creatures' by @aetwigg follows Iris after a break up and moves into... READ MORE
Visceral, stunning, left me speechless, loved it
This novel... I loved it, it's left me speechless.
At its core, Spoilt Creatures is a novel about cults, female rage and transgressions. Breach House is... READ MORE
Hazy & dreamlike, with a dark twist...
Claustrophobic, and drenched with the heat of summer; ‘Spoilt Creatures’ explores the power and relationship dynamics of a women-only cult, as they live as... READ MORE
Curiosity did indeed kill the cat, but will satisfaction bring it back?
Haunting. That’s the only word I can think of when it comes to describing this book. Although classified as fiction, reading this is like a thriller, leavi... READ MORE
A hot, sweltering nightmare. I loved it.
Set in the UK during an outrageously hot summer, this book explores the depths of female friendship, and the danger isolation can bring. A remarkable debut... READ MORE
Feral and beautiful
I loved this. So sticky and sickly sweet, full of sharp teeth and the smell of wet earth.
*Thank you to the publishers for an advanced copy*
Synopsis
They thought they know everything about us. The kind of women we were.
Iris seeks a different kind of life. Promise comes in the form of Hazel, who lives at Breach House - a women's commune on a remote farm. At Breach House, the women live and eat in abundance, are guided by landscape and ritual, all while under the leadership of their gargantuan matriarch, Blythe.
But is Breach House truly the haven it seems? When an unforgivable transgression comes to light and power struggles intensify, the women find themselves hurtling towards an act of devastating violence that will threaten everything they've fought to create.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781035407958
- Number of pages: 336
- Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 26 mm
- Weight: 240g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA fierce, unflinching and mesmerising debut
“We cannot get the outside world in. Women are treated like dogs in the outside world. Like we're a different species altogether, something dangerous…But h... READ MORE
Palpable pent-up female rage in novel form
A women only commune. A social hierarchy. I have often discussed what would happen if we women were to start our own commune and take care of each other. W... READ MORE
For fans of Shirley Jackson, Sophie Mackintosh and Daisy Johnson
This book featured in the 2024 version of the influential and frequently literary-prize-prescient annual Observer Best Debut Novelist feature (last year in... READ MORE
A powerful, sublime debut
I was lucky enough to be gifted a proof copy of this & couldn't wait to dig in, and it did not disappoint!
The story starts with Iris, a protagonist whose ... READ MORE