A deliciously dark collection of love stories to sink your teeth into, from the prizewinning author of NOW SHE IS WITCHCan 'no' be a declaration of love? What happens when love is savage, dangerous and all-consuming? In this gorgeous and unsettling collection, women navigate the complexities and cruelties of desire across time and place, from a medieval convent to a Victorian parlour to a 1990s high school.* An expectant mother feeds raw meat to the wasp's nest in her shed.* A pair of sapphic lovers use ghost possession to fleece money from lecherous men.* One woman in wartime London discovers that she loves her husband much more as a ghost.* A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a bloodthirsty succubus.Intensely atmospheric, surprising and darkly funny, this collection is a richly flavoured feast from a brilliant writer in full command of the form.PRAISE FOR KIRSTY 'A brilliant collection of stories . . . All will burrow their way into your brain and not let go' Stylist'Shimmers with menace . . . Fans of Angela Carter and Shirley Jackson take note' i Newspaper