Dunn, Kat - Rottenheart

Rottenheart

Author: Kat Dunn

Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult, Horror

Pages: 465

Publisher: Manilla Press

Release Date: May 26, 2026

Format: Paperback

Size (in cm): 23.2 (height) x 15.2 (width) x 3.8 (depth)

ISBN: 9781786583963

Synopsis:

Revenge me. For I am murdered . . .

Odette and Cecilia are young women, living between their grand homes in Hampstead and the imposing, ancient Herne House in Suffolk. Though Odette's artist mother Lydia keeps a tight grasp on her, she and her beloved Cecilia are mostly left free to roam, to learn and to love.

But when Lydia inexplicably sickens and dies, a dark veil falls. As the funeral rites are performed, Odette's aunt, the cold and implacable Claudine, increasingly takes charge of the household, while her father retreats to his study. Odette, lost in grief, disappears into the shadows.

But as Claudine is announced as Odette's new stepmother, a sinister presence in the house makes itself known. To her horror, Odette realises that despite her death, Lydia never really left. And now she wants revenge . . .

Inspired by Hamlet, the ultimate revenge tragedy, Rottenheart is the stunning new sapphic gothic horror novel from Kat Dunn, the lauded author of Hungerstone and Bitterthorn. Set in the 1890s, this a story of love and grief, mothers and daughters, death and madness.

LGBT Themes:

• Sapphic
• Lesbian

Relevant Tags:

Horror, Gothic, Lesbian, Adult, Queer, Historical, LGBT, Sapphic, Lesbian, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Retellings