Reviews of works by Elaine Kraf, Robin Masefield and Lucy Rose
The Boyhood of Cain by Michael Amherst: An interesting and unusual book told from a 12-year-old’s perspective
The plot of Lucy Rose’s gothic novel The Lamb unfolds sluggishly and incoherently, like events in a bad dream. Little Margot lives in a cottage in Cumbria with Mama, a beautiful and volatile recluse. When strangers come seeking shelter, Mama seduces and eats them. That is, until she falls in love with a woman named Eden, who comes to the door one day. Appetite, both physical and sexual, reigns supreme in this volatile, cannibal-lesbian household.
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