Hunger and Thirst

‘An absolute masterpiece. Utterly absorbing, genuinely unsettling … like all the most terrifying horror films of the 70’s and 80’s and all the most scary ghost stories’ * Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things *
Atmospheric, psychologically vivid, and unputdownable … it frightened and enthralled me * Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam *
A lurid, big-boned, messy, often brilliant book, full of the intense feeling and intimate portrayal of the inner life that characterises Fuller’s work * Guardian *
Psychologically gripping, disquieting, and breathlessly suspenseful …. brilliant and truly terrifying * Kirkus Reviews *
Unremittingly unsettling, propulsive and tense. Fuller excels at depicting outsiders, and writes with such precision and economy. Truly terrifying * Sarah Vaughan, author of Little Disasters *
Addictive, disturbing and suspenseful. It reminded me of Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine at her most vivid. Ursula is a rare creation * Amanda Craig *
A truly chilling story … I was entirely captured in this novel’s haunting spell * Essie Fox, author of The Fascination *
Love story, psychological thriller, highly literary horror - Claire Fuller pulls off all three with this brilliant novel that is familiar and frightening in equal measure. Most of all, it’s GREAT FUN. I absolutely loved it * Kathleen MacMahon, author of Nothing but Blue Sky *
Such a propulsive book - but at the same time, such a deep examination of art and violence and the slipperiness at the heart of both memory and friendship. I was absolutely gripped by it * Jenn Ashworth, author of Ghosted *
Gothic, disturbing, and mesmerisingly well-written, Hunger & Thirst is like nothing I’ve read before. Claire Fuller’s ability to generate suspense, revulsion, and disquiet within a nuanced and intelligent world is second to none. * Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane *

Claire Fuller was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1967. She gained a degree in sculpture from Winchester School of Art, but went on to have a long career in marketing and didn’t start writing until she was forty. She has written five previous novels including:

• Unsettled Ground, which in 2021 won the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
• Our Endless Numbered Days, which won the Desmond Elliott Prize.
• Swimming Lessons, which was shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award.

She has an MA in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Winchester and lives in Hampshire with her husband.

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