<B>From the critically acclaimed author of <I>Bunny</I> comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty.<BR/><BR/> Can she escape her mother’s fate and find a connection that is more than skin deep?</B><BR/><BR/><B>A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 in <I>The Guardian, </I><I>i</I> newspaper, <I>The </I><I>New York Times, </I><I>Time</I>, <I>Globe and Mail, </I><I>Bustle</I>, <I>The Millions</I>, LitHub, <I>TOR</I>, <I>Good Housekeeping</I>, <I>Our Culture Mag</I>, and more!<BR/><BR/>'</B>You think, “She’s not going to go there…yes, she is.' <B>Margaret Atwood </B><BR/><BR/>'The trancelike, rhapsodic language and deepening atmosphere of unreality make for a narrative that oozes with unease.'<B> <I>The Guardian</I></B><BR/><BR/>‘