Bad Fruit

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EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS . . .

Unforgettable RED Memorable OBSERVER A family overflowing with secrets LOUISE HARE Impossible to put down CHRIS WHITAKER Searing ELLE A chilling literary thriller GRAZIA
From hot new talent, Ella King, comes an unforgettable story about a family gone bad . . .
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LILY IS A GOOD DAUGHTER

Every evening she pours Mama a glass of perfectly spoilt orange juice. She arranges the teddy bears on Mamas quilt, she puts on her matching pink clothes. Anything to help put out the fire of Mamas rage.

MAMA IS A GOOD LIAR

But Mama is becoming unpredictable, dangerous. And as she starts to unravel, so do the memories that Lily has kept locked away for so long.
She only wanted to be good, to help piece Mama back together. But as home truths creep out of the shadows, Lily must recast everything: what if her house isnt a home but a prison What if Mama isnt a protector but a monster . . .

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Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once an exploration of a very dark relationship between a daughter and her mother OBSERVER

A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us RED

Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King CHRIS WHITAKER

Masterful in its evocation of the complexity of mother-daughter relationships . . . a writer to watch HARPERS BAZAAR

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A chilling literary thriller GRAZIA

Disturbing, poignant and memorable all at once an exploration of a very dark relationship between a daughter and her mother OBSERVER

A riveting novel exploring how family ties can both make us and break us RED

Searing ELLE

A compelling debut that fizzes with tension from start to finish . . . this is a darkly fascinating, tightly plotted narrative from a writer to watch HARPERS BAZAAR

A family overflowing with secrets. Bad Fruit is dark, compelling and beautifully written LOUISE HARE

Beautiful, disturbing, impossible to put down. Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King CHRIS WHITAKER

Thrilling and suspenseful, Kings exemplary novel will keep readers fascinated until the end BOOKLIST, starred review

A beautiful collision of mothers and daughters, human darkness and human kindness, truth and lies SARAH MAY

Compelling and wicked, Bad Fruit is a novel about the darkest of family secrets and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with them. This is an intimate, compulsive thriller best read on a hot summer night JING-JING LEE

Tense, intense and intriguing. Ella King is a genuinely exciting new voice KATE HAMER

King is unflinching as she examines the hard questions about family. What defines belonging Looks, care, secrets How do you understand someone who loves you and hurts you In Bad Fruit, guilt, hate, and love mingle powerfully ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN

Bad Fruit is brilliant, taut and explosive. Ella King deftly explores the toxicity of generational trauma while being unafraid to confront the racial tensions that can simmer below the surface. A bold new voice HELENA LEE

'At once beautiful and harrowing L V MATTHEWS

Mesmerizing, dream-like and darkly suspenseful FRANCES CHA

Author Bio

Ella King grew up in London. She read Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University and attended Faber Academy's 'Writing A Novel' course. She came 3rd in the Aurora Prize for Short Fiction 2019 and won the Blue Pencil Agency Pitch Prize 2019. She's worked as a corporate lawyer and volunteered at anti-human trafficking and domestic violence charities. Bad Fruit is her debut novel.