Little Wild: A Novel by Laura Evans

Description

Suffolk, 1937.

As a record-breaking heat wave settles over the English countryside, Snare House prepares for the return of its golden daughter, Joanie Winther. To her family, Joanie’s visit is a brief stop before she begins a promising future at Oxford. But only Margaret, her closest friend and longtime companion, knows the truth.

The two young women are secretly in love.

Together, they dream of escaping the rigid expectations of their world and building a life in London where they can finally be free. For a fleeting moment, their future seems within reach.

Then they are discovered.

Their plans are shattered, and Margaret finds herself isolated in a remote woodland cabin with the father she barely knows. As summer fades and the woods around her grow increasingly strange, unsettling changes begin to take hold. Nightmares blur into reality. She wakes with unexplained scratches across her skin and dirt beneath her feet. Shadows seem to move among the trees, and whispers of her mother’s tragic past become impossible to ignore.

As Margaret uncovers long-buried secrets about her family, she begins to suspect that something ancient and powerful is awakening within her. The same mysterious force that destroyed her mother’s life may now offer Margaret the chance to reclaim what was taken from her.

But power comes at a cost.

Richly atmospheric and beautifully written, Little Wild combines the emotional intensity of forbidden love with the eerie allure of gothic folklore. Laura Evans crafts a mesmerizing story of desire, grief, revenge, and self-discovery, exploring what happens when love collides with forces beyond human understanding.

Perfect for readers who enjoy historical fantasy, feminist gothic fiction, dark fairy tales, and sapphic romance, Little Wild is an unforgettable debut filled with mystery, magic, and haunting beauty.

Book Details

• Author: Laura Evans
• ISBN: 9781250415066
• Format: Hardcover
• Genre: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Fiction, LGBTQ+ Fiction
• Subject: Forbidden Love, Magic, Identity, Revenge