When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront the memories that haunt her religious past. Struggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isle of Bute. There, she meets a man who claims to be a vampire, and a relationship blooms between them based solely on confession. But as talk turns sacrilegious, and the weather outside grows colder, Noelle struggles to come to terms with her blasphemous sexuality. She becomes hounded by memories of her past: her mother's affair with the local priest, and the part she played in ending it.

A beguiling gothic tale from an astonishing new voice.

About the Author
Genevieve Jagger is a queer writer and witch from Scotland. Deeply involved in the literary community, Genevieve is a co-editor for Witch Craft Magazine. Genevieve's writing can be found across the web at such locations as, X-RAY Magazine, Expat Press, and Body Fluids Lit Mag. Additional to writing, Genevieve works as a tarot reader, dealing fortunes across Glasgow. Genevieve was raised Catholic, which has very much influenced the themes of her debut novel, Fragile Animals. She is a Scorpio, a sinner, and quite distinctly autistic. You can most often find her feeding magpies and crying over the smallness of all things.

Reviews

"Gorgeous and gothic."

* i-D *

"Visceral, vivacious and - though certainly not conventionally - vampiric"

* The Skinny *

"Quiet and introspective."

* Polygon *

"A slick literary vampire novel to sink your teeth into. Hot!"

* Alice Slater *



Book Information
ISBN 9781912489961
Author Genevieve Jagger
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint 404 Ink
Publisher 404 Ink