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Femme Feral

OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST OF THE YEAR 2026

Sam Beckbessinger

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Bloomsbury
31 March 2026
AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST 2026 A GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED NOVEL 2026

‘Savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time' Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls

‘A cathartic, necessary read’ Catriona Silvey, Meet Me in Another Life

‘Rollicking, unexpected and utterly hilarious’ Observer

‘Witty, thrilling, and oh so righteously FERAL’ Nat Cassidy, When the Wolf Comes Home

‘I laughed, cried and felt vindicated. Superb’ Shubnum Khan, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

EVER FELT READY TO HOWL?

Hyper-competent start up CFO Ellie is 46-year-old and like most women, is already juggling too much. Daughter’s not talking to her, husband’s not listening to her, and she's got a promotion coming up at work. It's an inconvenient time to be beset by mid-life symptoms: coarse hair in new places, hot flushes, insomnia, losing time . . . finding bloodstains on all her clothing, howling at the moon.

Her doctor diagnoses perimenopause. But it's another 28-day cycle that's taking hold. One involving fur, and teeth, and a not insignificant amount of rage.

Suddenly the troubles in her life - hot flushes, thankless family, spiralling to-do list, oblivious husband, the w
*nker promoted above her at work – seem almost . . . bite-size.

A deeply gratifying, highly addictive and provocative read, Femme Feral is an exhilarating expression of feminine rage, with a warning: If you swallow your anger, it’s sure to come back with a bite.
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 32mm
Weight:   480g
ISBN:   9781526687883
ISBN 10:   1526687887
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sam Beckbessinger is South African by birth but now lives in London. Her previous work includes the YA horror novel, Girls of Little Hope, co-written with Dale Halvorsen. Femme Feral is her debut adult novel. (www.sambeckbessinger.com)

Reviews for Femme Feral: OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST OF THE YEAR 2026

Savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time. Miranda July meets Stephen King -- Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls Bitingly funny, sharply observed, simmering with justified rage and buried wildness - a cathartic, necessary read -- Catriona Silvey, author of Meet Me in Another Life Witty, thrilling, and oh so righteously FERAL. Sam Beckbessinger’s command of voice and character is superb. Make a to-do list and be sure to put this book at the top of it -- Nat Cassidy, bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home and Mary Rollicking, unexpected and utterly hilarious...a feminist satire-cum-werewolf horror that is full of sharply observed, taboo-breaking moments * Observer *


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