The Grief Nurse Angie Spoto 9781914518171

'Unforgettable.' HELEN MARSHALL

Imagine you could be rid of your sadness, your anxiety, your heartache, your fear.

Imagine you could take those feelings from others and turn them into something beautiful.

Lynx is a Grief Nurse. Kept by the Asters, a wealthy, influential family, to ensure they're never troubled by negative emotions, she knows no other life.

When news arrives that the Asters' eldest son is dead, Lynx does what she can to alleviate their sorrow. As guests flock to the Asters' private island for the wake, bringing their own secrets, lies and grief, tensions rise.

Then the bodies start to pile up.

With romance, intrigue and spectacular gothic world-building, this spellbinding debut novel is immersive and unforgettable.

'Conceptually- explosive.' C J COOKE

Angie Spoto is an American writer living in Scotland. She grew up near Chicago, lived in the Netherlands, and eventually moved to Scotland to get her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. She loves stories that are dark and surreal, strange and magical, and is inspired by writers like Ursula Le Guinn, Octavia Butler, Leonora Carrington, and Naomi Novik. She loves fairy tales, especially Scottish ones. She lives beside the shore with her husband and son.

Conceptually-explosive and vividly-rendered.

Unforgettable.

Extraordinary.

'Stunning'

'Expect intricate world-building, a touch of politics and a smidgen of the surreal.'

'Wonderful debut... A dark fantasy, dystopian, crime novel.'

'Exquisite... Drama unfolds with an irresistible power.'

'A stellar debut and, honestly, one of my favourite reads of the past few months. Inventive and beautifully written.'

'Original and striking.'

'I was blown away by this highly original and enchanting story which I cannot recommend enough!'

A powerful debut novel that explores serious, sensitive issues through a unique prism of fantasy.