Rachel Yoder

Freedom comes in many forms…'OUTRAGEOUS, SMART, FUN' Bonnie Garmus ‘FERAL, UNHOLY... NIGHTBITCH IS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT’ Carmen Maria Machado'BRILLIANT' StylistOne day, the mother was a mother but then, one night, she was quite suddenly something else... At home full-time with her two-year-old son, an artist finds she is struggling. She is lonely and exhausted. Her husband, always travelling for his work, calls her from faraway hotel rooms. One more toddler bedtime, and she fears she might lose her mind. Instead, she starts gaining things, surprising things that happen one night when her child will not sleep. New appetites, new instincts. And from deep within herself, a new voice...'I TORE THROUGH IT' Lisa McInerney'FUNNY AND UNNERVING AS HELL' Jenny Offill'THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO ANGELA CARTER' Evening Standard

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING AMY ADAMS - In this blazingly smart and voracious debut novel, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. - "A must-read for anyone who can't get enough of the ever-blurring line between the psychological and supernatural that Yellowjackets exemplifies." --Vulture One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else... An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms. As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography, and meets a group of mommies involved in a multilevel-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem. An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.

Ena dagen var mamman en mamma, men en natt blev hon plötsligt någonting helt annat. En kvinna som satt sin konstkarriär på paus för att vara hemma med sin tvååriga son, märker att hon håller på att förvandlas till en hund. Det börjar med små tecken: ett födelsemärke ser ovanligt hårigt ut, en tand känns vassare än den brukar. Men snart går det inte att bortförklara längre. Hon får päls. Hon äter rått kött. Hon ger sig ut på långa nattliga vandringar. Hon har ihjäl katten. Hon blir Nattbitchen. Nattbitchen handlar om en kvinna vars liv förändras i grunden. Rachel Yoder skriver skarpsynt om de maktstrukturer som styr vår samtid, om vad det egentligen innebär att bli förälder, vad det är att vara kvinna. Det är en mörk och rolig roman, alldeles originell och samtidigt full av igenkänning.