Bloomsbury presents Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger, read by Imogen Church.

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 modern feminist classic' Sunday Times Style
‘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 book, 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.