FEMME FERAL

375pp., paperback, Bloomsbury, London, 2026

ISBN: 9781526687883

Forty-six-year-old hyper-competent start up CFO Ellie, like most women, is juggling too much. 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 - she consults her doctor, who 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.

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

"A modern feminist classic" Sunday Times Style

South African-born Sam Beckbessinger 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.