GRAND PRIZE WINNER (2012): PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL
WINNER (GENERAL FICTION) (2012): HOLLYWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL
RUNNER-UP (2012): NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL
RUNNER-UP (2012): SAN FRANCISCO BOOK FESTIVAL
Timber Marlow is a teenage cannibal who has lived her entire life within a cult called the Divinity of Feminine Reproach and by the time she is fifteen years old she has already killed three men. When Timber takes an opportunity to explore the Outside, she bears witness to some dark and unsettling truths about the world around her and the integral role she plays in it. In this debut novel, laced with scenes of horrific violence and uplifting humanity, Martin Lastrapes has written a one-of-a-kind story about love, friendship, sacrifice, and cannibalism.