Kat Dunn grew up in London and has lived in Japan, Australia and France. She has a BA in Japanese from SOAS and an MA in English from Warwick. She’s written about mental health for Mind and the Guardian, and worked as a translator for Japanese television.
"Deliciously gothic... Dunn plays on fairytale conventions to
create a lush, atmospheric story of curses, belonging and betrayal
with a slow-burn love story at its heart"
*Observer*
"Kat Dunn has spun a love story both intimate and epic. Bitterthorn
is a perfect fireside tale, thick with suspense, yearning, and wild
beauty – I loved every moment of reading it"
*Samantha Shannon*
"A stunning meditation on loneliness, with nods to Jane Eyre,
Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and Naomi Novik’s Uprooted"
*Good Housekeeping*
"This dazzling YA gem melds a thrilling high-stakes fairy tale
scenario with suspenseful, slow-burn Sapphic romance"
*LoveReading4Kids*
"A haunting, atmospheric tale of two lost souls finding each other,
and a love that will remake the world. Exquisite"
*Sunday Times bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun*
"Bitterthorn is beautiful and haunting – the type of story that
seeps into your bones and stays with you long after reading. Kat
Dunn has spun a deliciously dark fairy tale full of the agony and
ecstasy of longing and desire, as well as celebrating the power of
resilience and inner strength"
*Sunday Times bestselling author of Twin Crowns and The
Revelry*
"A moody and stylish Gothic tale that feels both fresh and timeless
– a masterful meditation on grief, loneliness, and terrible love.
Gutting and unforgettable"
*Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman*
"Both classic and novel, melancholy and tenderly wrought,
Bitterthorn crackles with passion and warmth like a fire on a long
winter night. With achingly atmospheric prose, Dunn has crafted
characters I would die for and a love story as powerful and
enduring as a fairytale. A must-read for fans of Gothic
romance"
*New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic*
"Girl meets house. Girl meets witch. And oh, does it ever get
deliciously interesting from there! Dunn has created a delicately
spun cobweb of a fairytale that slowly unwinds a pattern of
secrets, curses, love and betrayal – and finally settles around
your heart and leaves you glad to have been captured"
*Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light*
"Bitterthorn tugged on the threads of my heartstrings until I had
nothing left to give it but my soul. Hauntingly beautiful, this
Gothic fairytale lingers in the darkest corners of my mind forever
more. A triumph"
*Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife*
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