Sorrowland

<p><b>"A wonderland of fantastical and frightening, magical and real." </b>Marlon James<br><b>"A fantastical, fierce reckoning... Sorrowland is gorgeous." </b>Roxanne Gay<br><b>"Dark, magical and incredibly satisfying."</b> Independent<br><b>"An </b><b>exhilarating</b><b> journey to the outer limits of science fiction.</b>" Guardian.<br><br>---<br><br>Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, gives birth to twins and raises them<br>away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong - not with<br>them, but with her own body. It's changing, it's itching, it's stronger, it's... not<br>normal.<br><br><br>To understand her body's metamorphosis, Vern must investigate not just the<br>secluded religious compound she fled but the violent history of dehumanization,<br>medical experimentation, and genocide that produced it. In the course of<br>reclaiming her own darkness, Vern learns that monsters aren't just individuals,<br>but entire histories, systems, and nations.<br><br><br>Sorrowland is a memorable work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangled<br>history of racism in America and the marginalisation of society's undesirables. It<br>is a searing, seminal book that marks the arrival of a bold, unignorable voice in<br>American fiction.</p> <p><b>"A wonderland of fantastical and frightening, magical and real." </b>Marlon James<br><b>"A fantastical, fierce reckoning... Sorrowland is gorgeous." </b>Roxanne Gay<br><b>"Dark, magical and incredibly satisfying."</b> Independent<br><b>"An </b><b>exhilarating</b><b> journey to the outer limits of science fiction.</b>" Guardian.<br><br>---<br><br>Vern, a hunted woman alone in the woods, gives birth to twins and raises them<br>away from the influence of the outside world. But something is wrong - not with<br>them, but with her own body. It's changing, it's itching, it's stronger, it's... not<br>normal.<br><br><br>To understand her body's metamorphosis, Vern must investigate not just the<br>secluded religious compound she fled but the violent history of dehumanization,<br>medical experimentation, and genocide that produced it. In the course of<br>reclaiming her own darkness, Vern learns that monsters aren't just individuals,<br>but entire histories, systems, and nations.<br><br><br>Sorrowland is a memorable work of Gothic fiction that wrestles with the tangled<br>history of racism in America and the marginalisation of society's undesirables. It<br>is a searing, seminal book that marks the arrival of a bold, unignorable voice in<br>American fiction.</p>