Bad Fruit

Every evening Lily pours Mama a glass of juice and puts on her matching pink clothes. She only wanted to be good, to help piece Mama back together. But Mama is becoming dangerous. And as she starts to unravel, so do the memories that Lily has kept locked away. Soon Lily must recast everything: what if her house isn’t a home - but a prison? What if Mama isn’t a protector - but a monster?

''Unforgettable'' RED - ''Memorable '' OBSERVER - '' A family overflowing with secrets '' LOUISE HARE - ''Impossible to put down'' CHRIS WHITAKER - ''Searing'' ELLE - ''A chilling literary thriller '' GRAZIA From hot new talent, Ella King, comes an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . . _ LILY IS A GOOD DAUGHTER Every evening she pours Mama a glass of perfectly spoilt orange juice. She arranges the teddy bears on Mama''s quilt, she puts on her matching pink clothes. Anything to help put out the fire of Mama''s rage. MAMA IS A GOOD LIAR But Mama is becoming unpredictable, dangerous. And as she starts to unravel, so do the memories that Lily has kept locked away for so long. She only wanted to be good, to help piece Mama back together. But as home truths creep out of the shadows, Lily must recast everything: what if her house isn''t a home - but a prison? What if Mama isn''t a protector - but a monster . . . _ ''Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once - an exploration of a very dark relationship between a daughter and her mother'' OBSERVER ''A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us'' RED ''Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King'' CHRIS WHITAKER ''Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watch'' HARPER''S BAZAAR ...

Vorwort

The unforgettable, gripping and highly acclaimed new crime thriller debut novel from a hot literary fiction voice of 2023

Autorentext

Ella King

Klappentext

EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . .'A beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book . . . .I genuinely loved this, it will stay with me for a long time' LISA JEWELL

'A blistering thriller' NEW YORK TIMES

'Impossible to put down' CHRIS WHITAKER

Seventeen-year-old Lily has a loving, normal family. So why does it suddenly feel like secrets are stirring? Like Mama is about to crack?

As a storm of memories builds over one stifling summer, Lily must recast everything. What if her house isn't a home - but a prison? What if her mother isn't a protector - but a monster . . .

Bold, beautifully told, and bound to keep you turning this pages, this is an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . .
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Readers love getting a taste of BAD FRUIT:

'Best book I have read in a long long time. Intelligently written, really well paced. I devoured this' Reader review

'A powerful, hard-hitting and exquisitely written novel' CLARE MACKINTOSH

'Paring-knife sharp . . . Mama is a terrifying, masterful creation' ABIGAIL DEAN

'I devoured this, was completely gripped. Beautiful, astounding for a debut novel' Reader review

'This is a cracker' HARRIET TYCE

'Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once' OBSERVER

'A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us' RED

'Beautifully captures your imagination from start to finish' Reader review

'Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King' CHRIS WHITAKER

'Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watch' HARPER'S BAZAAR

Zusammenfassung
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . . 'A beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book . . . .I genuinely loved this, it will stay with me for a long time' LISA JEWELL 'A blistering thriller' NEW YORK TIMES 'Impossible to put down' CHRIS WHITAKER