Mrs Jekyll
Emma Glass
By turns tender and devastating, Mrs Jekyll contorts Stevenson's gothic classic in a sumptuous and shocking account of modern womanhood.
Schoolteacher Rosy Winter is dying.
Her husband Charlie offers all the relief he can. Rosy's sister-in-law, Sally, offers none.
But Rosy feels something growing in her. A hard knot in her chest.
Beyond the homeopathic remedies, the dinner party obligations, the snatched whispers on wards and in staffrooms, a force - murderous, feminine, feverish - is stirring within her...
HARDBACK PUBLISHED ON: 27/06/2024
£16.99
Praise for Mrs Jekyll
‘An immensely talented young writer ... her fearlessness renews one’s faith in the power of literature.’ George Saunders, winner of 2017 Man Booker Prize
‘Mrs Jekyll is a heartbreaking and seductive novel – a swirling journey into grief’s abandon that is both dark and beautifully wrought.’ Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure
‘Sensual, chilling, powerfully immersive, Emma Glass writes with a truly original voice.’ Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky
‘Emma Glass is a devastatingly talented writer ... Every page transmits a dark, delicious power. I insist you drink it all in, like the perfect potion it is.’ Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals
‘Incisive and mercurial ... a searing, feminist account of how it feels to be at war with yourself, and the desire to live and die in a world that can no longer contain you.’ Jessica Andrews, author of Milk Teeth
About the author
Emma Glass was born in Wales in 1987 and is now based in London, where she writes and works as a children's nurse. Her debut novel Peach was published by Bloomsbury in 2018, has been translated into seven languages and was long-listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. Her second novel Rest and Be Thankful was published by Bloomsbury in 2020.