But when she discovers that the ancient walls of the House of Hunger hide even older secrets, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. The countess, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. At the center of it all is Countess Lisavet. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. Though she knows little about the far north-where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service-Marion applies to the position. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Girls of weak will need not apply.Ī young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Must have a keen proclivity for life’s finer pleasures. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home - and fast - or its halls will soon become her grave.WANTED-Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. Lisavet is magnetic, charismatic, seductive - and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. And she takes a special interest in Marion.
Loved and feared in equal measure, she presides over this hedonistic court. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery - and there, at the centre of it all is her. In a matter of days, she finds herself at the notorious House of Hunger. Though she knows little about the far north - where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service - Marion applies to the position. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a strange advertisement in the newspaper, seeking a 'bloodmaid'. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. WANTED: A bloodmaid of exceptional taste.
'An unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, House of Hunger cements Henderson's place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation.' S T GIBSON, author of A Dowry of BloodĪ young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power in this dark and enthralling Gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. 'A lurid, luscious debauch of a book.' Guardian NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS.
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