**'A dirty little jewel of a novel' Julia Armfield'Malory Towers meets The Conjuring' Alice Slater'Gory, tender, sexy' Krystelle Bamford'Compulsively readable' GuardianIn 1928, Emily Locke's final year at the isolated Briarley School for Girls is derailed when Violet, the school's brightest star (and a cunning beauty for whom Emily would do anything), falls to her de...

A gothic vampire romance by the author of Spoiled Milk, for fans of Stephen King, Sarah Waters and Elif Batuman.**'**Curran writes with incredible precision on fear, desire and the insidiousness of authority' Julia ArmfieldLaura Wyck has waited her whole life to be chosen, but in the meantime, she chooses a PhD. Specifically, at the University of ---, a coveted and prestigious institution where she has spent the best part of her life.But th...

A gothic vampire romance by the author of Spoiled Milk, for fans of Stephen King, Sarah Waters and Elif Batuman.**'**Curran writes with incredible precision on fear, desire and the insidiousness of authority' Julia ArmfieldLaura Wyck has waited her whole life to be chosen, but in the meantime, she chooses a PhD. Specifically, at the University of ---, a coveted and prestigious institution where she has spent the best part of her life.But th...

**'A dirty little jewel of a novel' Julia Armfield'Malory Towers meets The Conjuring' Alice Slater'Gory, tender, sexy' Krystelle Bamford'Compulsively readable' GuardianIn 1928, Emily Locke's final year at the isolated Briarley School for Girls is derailed when Violet, the school's brightest star (and a cunning beauty for whom Emily would do anything), falls to her de...