Life Cycle of a Moth

Rowe Irvin

ISBN 10: 1837262454 / ISBN 13: 9781837262458

Published by Canongate Books Jun 2025, 2025

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Neuware -LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT OF 2025 'Astonishing' LUCY ROSE'Biting and rich' MOLLY AITKEN'Unforgettable' OBSERVER'A novel of rare power' GABRIELLE GRIFFITHSMyma, 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.; Nominiert: Author's Club Best First Novel Award, 2026 320 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life Cycle of a Moth
• Publisher: Canongate Books Jun 2025
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1837262454
• ISBN 13: 9781837262458
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 217W x 136H x 30D millimeters 217 millimeters width by 136 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 425 grams

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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.