Femme Feral

An Observer best new novelist 2026

A Goodreads most anticipated novel 2026

"Savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time" — Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

"A modern feminist classic" — Sunday Times Style

"A cathartic, necessary read" — Catriona Silvey, Meet Me in Another Life

"Rollicking, unexpected and utterly hilarious" — Observer

"Witty, thrilling, and oh so righteously FERAL" — Nat Cassidy, When the Wolf Comes Home

"I laughed, cried and felt vindicated. Superb" — Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Ever felt ready to howl?

Hyper-competent start up CFO Ellie is 46-year-old and like most women, is already juggling too much. Daughter's not talking to her, husband's not listening to her, and she's got a promotion coming up at work. It's an inconvenient time to be beset by mid-life symptoms: coarse hair in new places, hot flushes, insomnia, losing time... finding bloodstains on all her clothing, howling at the moon.

Her doctor diagnoses perimenopause. But it's another 28-day cycle that's taking hold. One involving fur, and teeth, and a not insignificant amount of rage.

Suddenly the troubles in her life — hot flushes, thankless family, spiralling to-do list, oblivious husband, the w*nker promoted above her at work – seem almost... bite-size.

A deeply gratifying, highly addictive and provocative read, Femme Feral is an exhilarating expression of feminine rage, with a warning: If you swallow your anger, it's sure to come back with a bite.