LISA JEWELLâA beautiful, bewitching, unsettling and unputdownable dream of a book . . . .I genuinely loved this, it will stay with me for a long timeâ
NEW YORK TIMESâA blistering thrillerâ
CHRIS WHITAKERâImpossible to put downâ
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Seventeen-year-old Lily has a loving, normal family. So why does it suddenly feel like secrets are stirring? Like Mama is about to crack?
As a storm of memories builds over one stifling summer, Lily must recast everything. What if her house isnât a home â but a prison? What if her mother isnât a protector â but a monster . . .
Bold, beautifully told, and bound to keep you turning this pages, this is an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . ._________________________________________________________________
Readers love getting a taste of :BAD FRUIT
âBest book I have read in a long long time. Intelligently written, really well paced. I devoured thisâ Reader review âââââ
CLARE MACKINTOSHâA powerful, hard-hitting and exquisitely written novelâ
ABIGAIL DEANâParing-knife sharp . . . Mama is a terrifying, masterful creationâ
âI devoured this, was completely gripped. Beautiful, astounding for a debut novelâ Reader review âââââ
HARRIET TYCEâThis is a crackerâ
OBSERVERâDisturbing, poignant and memorable all at onceâ
REDâA riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break usâ
âBeautifully captures your imagination from start to finishâ Reader review âââââ
CHRIS WHITAKERâBeautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella KingâBad Fruit
HARPERâS BAZAARâMasterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watchâ
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . .
