Description
Beaten. Branded. Defiant.
Anna is a possession. She is owned by the man named Will, shielded from the world of struggles by his care. He loves her, protects her, and then breaks her. Anna is obedient, dutiful, and compliant. Anna does not know her place in the world.
When she falls pregnant, Anna leaves her name behind, and finds the strength to run. But the past - and Will - catch up with her in an idyllic town with a dark secret, and this time, it's not just Anna who is at risk.
A chilling feminist novel set in a near-future dystopia, Anna explores the conflicts between selfhood and expectations, safety and control, and the sacrifices we make for the sake of protection.
About the Author
Sammy H.K. Smith lives and works in Oxfordshire UK as a police detective. When not working she spends time with her children, husband and pets, renovates her house, and inadvertently kills plants. A keen writer and lover of all things science fiction and fantasy, she's often found balancing a book, a laptop, a child, and a cat whilst watching Netflix.
Reviews
"You'll experience every single emotion. There are moments of joy in the book, moments of love and laughter... the darkness is lit by those moments, and it is as dark and unforgiving as Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road'." -- Fantasy-Faction
* Fantasy-Faction *"It is brutal and honest and brave beyond measure. It will pull your emotions every which way, so expect to have quite the book hangover when you're finished..." -- Shona Kinsella, BFS Reviews
-- Shona Kinsella * The British Fantasy Society *"A personal story of female resilience." -- Publishers Weekly
* Publishers Weekly *"The tension lingers right up to the very end of the story and it is not just Anna who the reader ends up fearing for." -- The Fantasy Hive
* The Fantasy Hive *Selected for LoveReading 'Indie Books We Love'
"A gritty, intense and powerful read." -- LoveReading
"[A] hard-hitting feminist fable" -- The Times
* The Times *Book Information
ISBN 9781781089095
Author Sammy H.K. Smith
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Solaris
Publisher Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
