Laura Moore’s debut novel acquired by Penguin in the UK and US
Acquired in a pre-empt in the UK and US, Irish debut author Laura Moore’s upmarket gothic debut, THE FAWN GIRLS will publish in the UK and US in Spring 2027.
They call her a Fawn Girl. But she’s not one.
At 17, Bridget was shipped off to live with her estranged Aunt Ada in Louisiana after her mother’s sudden death. An aunt Bridget never knew existed.
At first, Bridget’s new family seem perfect; a beautiful house and three beautiful girls. The big family Bridget has always wanted.
But there are strange goings-on in the Fawn house. Her cousins treat their mother, Ada, with cult-like reverence, and Bridget quickly becomes infatuated with her too.
As her obsession with her aunt and her need for praise grows, Bridget finds that there are no limits to what Aunt Ada will ask her to do; quit all her medication cold turkey, abandon her vegetarianism to eat raw meat, use violence for emotional release, perform rituals in the woods, hunt wild animals with their bare hands and teeth…
When people in their town start going missing, Aunt Ada will do anything to keep her Fawn Girls safe. But Ada is keeping secrets, and as her aunt unravels, the world of Fawn House descends into a nightmare Bridget must fight to be free from.
Twenty years later, Bridget must confront what happened at Fawn House and decide if she can escape Fawn House for good or she truly is one of The Fawn Girls.
Congratulations, Laura!
