Open Throat: ‘An instant classic’ – The Guardian

Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction ‘An instant classic’ – THE GUARDIAN ‘A bloody masterpiece.’ – MELISSA BRODER, author of THE PISCES ‘Witty, emotional and gripping, Open Throat is a short but savage thrill ride’ – THE INDEPENDENT ‘ Open Throat is Bret Easton Ellis meets mountain lion in the Hollywood Hills . . . it already has people talking’ – THE SUNDAY TIMES I’ve never eaten a person but today I might . . . A queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Fascinated by the voices around them, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their own identity. When a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call ‘ellay’. As they confront a carousel of temptations and threats, the lion takes us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: do they want to eat a person, or become one? ‘ Open Throat is what fiction should be.’ – THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ‘A blinding spotlight beam of a book that I was completely unable and unwilling to put down.’ – Catherine Lacey, author of Pew Named a Most Anticipated Book by The New York Times , ELLE , Vanity Fair , Buzzfeed , i-D , Boston Globe , Nylon , Alta , Shondaland , Chicago Review of Books , Philadelphia Inquirer , and Literary Hub. – ASIN: 1035007754 | ISBN13: 9781035007752 | ISBN-13: 978-1035007752