Silje Ulstein has a masters degree in Literature from the University of Oslo and studied creative writing at the Bergen Writing Academy. Her debut novel Reptile Memoirs was a bestseller in Norway. She lives in Oslo. Alison McCullough is a Norwegian to English translator and writer. She was awarded a National Centre for Writing Emerging Translator Mentorship in 2017. She lives in Stavanger, Norway.
'A beautifully dark and twisty story with jaw-dropping twists and pin-point plotting.' - Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble With Goats And Sheep 'This book is a shapeshifting marvel. I found it compulsively readable, and not just for the unexpected paths by which it unpacks its secrets... An uncanny, unsettling and totally immersive read.' - Emily Fridlund, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of History Of Wolves 'A bold, heart-stopping and genre-defying debut which compels us to sink toward the darkest depths of our past. A masterfully shocking and at times wonderfully uncomfortable exploration of obsession, desire and rejection, sexuality and taboo.' - Sarah Schmidt, author of See What I Have Done 'Extraordinary and terrifying, Reptile Memoirs sinks teeth into you from page one. Through relentless and, at times, almost unbearable tension, Ulstein delivers a menacingly layered thriller unlike any you've read before.' - P. J. Vernon, author of Bath Haus