Overview

A darkly seductive sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales like Beauty and the Beast.

‘Kat Dunn has spun a love story both intimate and epic’ SAMANTHA SHANNON, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

‘A deliciously dark fairy tale full of the agony and ecstasy of longing and desire’ KATHERINE WEBBER, author of Twin Crowns

Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her – never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...

Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald. So when the Witch demands her next companion, Mina offers herself up – though she has no idea what fate awaits her. Stranded with her darkly alluring captor, the mystery of what happened to the previous companions draws Mina into the heart of a terrifying secret that could save her life, or end it.

Audiobook – Unabridged

Listening Length: 10 hours and 4 minutes

Narrator: Katy Sobey

Release Date: May 04, 2023

About Kat Dunn

Kat Dunn is the acclaimed author of DANGEROUS REMEDY, MONSTROUS DESIGN and GLORIOUS POISON.

She grew up in London and has lived in Japan, Australia and France. She has a BA in Japanese from SOAS and an MA in English from Warwick, and has written about mental health for Mind and The Guardian, and worked as a translator for Japanese television.

About Katy Sobey

Katy lives in Bristol and trained as a voice coach at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School gaining an MFA, and as an actor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she was a finalist for the Carlton Hobbs Award and was chosen to perform at the Sam Wanamaker Festival at The Globe. Katy has worked extensively in regional touring theatre, appeared in numerous BBC Radio 4 dramas and episodes of Poetry Please, and recorded over 250 audiobooks. Katy was nominated for an Audie Award in 2019 for 'The Tuscan Child' and was one of Audible UK's top rated narrators in 2016. Katy has a home studio for voice over work.​

As a voice coach, Katy was assistant Accent and Dialect Coach on 'A Very Expensive Poison' at Circomedia, and Voice and Dialect Coach on 'Scenes with Girls' and 'Octopus', as part of the BOVTS Summer Season at the Wardrobe Theatre.