Monstrum - Lottie Mills

A darkly atmospheric collection of neo-gothic short fiction from the 2020 BBC Young Writer of the Year. A DARKLY ATMOSPHERIC AND BEAUTFIULLY CRAFTED MEDITATION ON OTHERNESS, FROM AN AWARD-WINNING YOUNG WRITER In Lottie Mills' haunting modern fairytales, a father and daughter build a life for themselves on an isolated beach, only to collide painfully with the outside world when their secret refuge is discovered. A young disabled woman opts to receive a perfect, pain-free body, but soon finds herself haunted by the one she cast off. A travelling circus master discovers the ideal addition to his cabinet of curiosities. But it isn't long before the star of the show sets out to take her revenge. Lottie Mills' stories capture the experience of characters excluded by a society that cannot accept their difference. Eerie, fantastical and hugely ambitious, this collection announces the arrival of an outstanding young voice.