{"product_id":"the-lamb-by-lucy-rose","title":"The Lamb by Lucy Rose","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONTENT WARNING:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Extreme horror isn't for the faint of heart. These books may contain graphic violence, disturbing imagery, explicit subject matter, and other potentially upsetting content. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Proceed at your own risk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT #2 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE NOTA BENE PRIZE - SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS NOMINEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dark, gorgeous concoction.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful, terrifying . . . . Destined to become a classic.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an incendiary new talent, a contemporary queer folktale about a mother and daughter living in the woods, for fans of Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, and Julia Armfield.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Margot is not at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. People who have strayed too far from the road. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a beautiful, white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires, and make her bid for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this gothic coming-of-age tale, debut novelist Lucy Rose explores how women swallow their anger, desire, and animal instincts--and wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Rose\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction and nonfiction have been published by \u003ci\u003eDread Central, Mslexia, The Observer, The Nerd Daily, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Her films have visited BAFTA- and Oscar-qualifying film festivals internationally. She is also a \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e 30 Under 30 and a Nota Bene Award winner. Lucy's \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb, \u003c\/i\u003ewas selected for Dakota Johnson's TeaTime Book Club, and Foyles Book of the Month, and was named best debut novel of the year by \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e and Spotify. It was a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist and Netgalley's Literary Fiction Novel of the Year. Lucy lives on the northeast coast of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: Feb. 17, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 336 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9780063374614\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62875321106513,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/TheLamb_PB.png?v=1791841130","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/the-lamb-by-lucy-rose","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}