Winner of BEST HORROR NOVEL (the August Derleth Award) at the British Fantasy Awards
What if it's not your house that's haunted--it's you? For generations, the Villarcas have died young, under mysterious circumstances. Now Iris and her father will finally find out why...
Young Iris Villarca is the last of her family's line. They are haunted by "her," a curse passed down through the generations that marks each Villarca for certain heartbreak and death. But Iris dares to fall in love, and the consequences of her choice are immediate and terrifying. As the world falls apart around her, she must take a final journey back to Rawblood where it all began, and where it must all end...
Fans of Susan Hill, Shirley Jackson, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia will love The Girl from Rawblood. If you love classic hauntings and atmospheric gothic horror, you won't want to miss it
"Beautifully written, in equal parts both terrifying and heart-breaking, The Girl from Rawblood is a dazzlingly brilliant Gothic masterpiece."--Sarah Pinborough, author of Dead to Her