Life Cycle of a Moth (Hardcover)

Rowe Irvin

ISBN 10: 1837262454 / ISBN 13: 9781837262458

Published by Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2025

About this Item

Hardcover. AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT OF 2025 'Astonishing' LUCY ROSE'Biting and rich' MOLLY AITKEN'Unforgettable' OBSERVER'A novel of rare power' GABRIELLE GRIFFITHSAn itchy feeling.A wrinkle in the forest.A cracking twig.A coming sound.Myma, do you hear it?Myma, do you hear?Myma?Maya and Daughter live in complete isolation in a secluded woodland, their days aligned with the light and changing seasons, a complex pattern of routine and ritual. Daughter has never questioned the life her mother has chosen for them; the life that has meant she's never met another soul, or known anywhere except their forest home. But one day, when Daughter is almost sixteen, a red-haired stranger steps into the confines of their territory. Where there was always two, suddenly there are three - and the carefully constructed world that Maya has built to keep her daughter safe may not survive it.Urgent, haunting and thrillingly alive, Life Cycle of a Moth explores both the tenderness and ferocity of maternal love, asking what we might find ourselves capable of - and willing to sacrifice - in order to shelter those we hold dear. A visceral, bold and devastating debut novel exploring male violence and maternal love, and what it means to create a space of refuge Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781837262458

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life Cycle of a Moth (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1837262454
• ISBN 13: 9781837262458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT OF 2025

''Astonishing'' LUCY ROSE
''Biting and rich'' MOLLY AITKEN
''Unforgettable'' OBSERVER
''A novel of rare power'' GABRIELLE GRIFFITHS

An itchy feeling.
A wrinkle in the forest.
A cracking twig.
A coming sound.

Myma, do you hear it?
Myma, do you hear?
Myma?

Maya and Daughter live in complete isolation in a secluded woodland, their days aligned with the light and changing seasons, a complex pattern of routine and ritual. Daughter has never questioned the life her mother has chosen for them; the life that has meant she''s never met another soul, or known anywhere except their forest home.

But one day, when Daughter is almost sixteen, a red-haired stranger steps into the confines of their territory. Where there was always two, suddenly there are three - and the carefully constructed world that Maya has built to keep her daughter safe may not survive it.

Urgent, haunting and thrillingly alive, Life Cycle of a Moth explores both the tenderness and ferocity of maternal love, asking what we might find ourselves capable of - and willing to sacrifice - in order to shelter those we hold dear.