Femme Feral

United Kingdom & SA 9 April | United States 12 May 2026

Hyper-competent Ellie thinks she’s going through perimenopause, but discovers she’s actually turning into a werewolf in this feminist dark comedy.

Daughter’s not talking to her, husband’s not listening to her, and she's got a promotion coming up at work. Ellie is 46-years old and like most women, is already juggling too much. So it’s an inconvenient time to find herself beset by mid-life symptoms: hair sprouting in new places, running hot, trouble sleeping, losing time, finding bloodstains in all her clothing. And underneath it all, a boiling rage that threatens to disrupt the life she’s worked so hard to build.

Her doctor diagnoses perimenopause. But it’s another twenty-eight-day cycle that’s taking hold, one that involves fur, teeth, and a not-insignificant amount of howling at the moon. 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 ... bite­size. 

Only, the beast within isn’t easy to control, and its bloody trail is getting harder to hide. With an obsessive hunter on her trail and a growing fear of what she’s becoming, Ellie must find a way to yoke her fury before she tears through the people she loves.

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.

Published by Viking Penguin and Bloomsbury Archer. The US cover features an original illustration by the brilliant Andreea Dumuta.

“Witty, thrilling, and SAVAGE." — Nat Cassidy 

“A savage, witty, gory, heartfelt, utterly relatable rage fantasy and a helluva good time. Miranda July meets Stephen King.” –Lauren Beukes, New York Times bestselling author of The Shining Girls

'A fun and fierce look at womanhood and all the ways we hold back our rage. I laughed, cried and felt vindicated. Superb.'- Shubnum Khan

'A thrillingly gory and radical novel.’ - RED Magazine