Rachel Lyon gestaltet Erzählungen, die sich mit der Komplexität menschlicher Verbindungen auseinandersetzen und die tiefen Abgründe der Psyche erforschen. Ihre Prosa zeichnet sich durch scharfen Intellekt und feinfühlige Empathie aus, die den Leser in das Innenleben ihrer Charaktere hineinzieht. Lyon webt meisterhaft Geschichten, die lange nach der letzten Seite nachhallen und einzigartige Einblicke in das moderne Leben und seine Komplexitäten bieten. Ihr Talent liegt darin, die Zerbrechlichkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes einzufangen.
Queen Fluff loves her fancy burrow but she's bored and lonely. She writes to each bunny in her kingdom and tells them to clean up their burrows for a royal visit. But the bunnies live a simple life and can't entertain a queen so they mess up their burrows to send her away! When Queen Fluff arrives the burrows are a tip! She decides to leave and the bunnies cheer. She realises she's been selfish and imposing, so she invites the bunnies to share her burrow instead.
An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island, exploring who holds the power in a modern underworld. Camp counsellor Cory Ansel, eighteen and aimless, afraid to face her high-strung single mother in New York, is no longer sure where home is when the father of one of her campers offers an alternative. The CEO of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, Rolo Picazo is middle-aged, divorced, magnetic. He is also intoxicated by Cory. When Rolo proffers a childcare job (and an NDA), Cory quiets an internal warning and allows herself to be ferried to his private island off the coast of Maine. Plied with luxury and opiates manufactured by his company, she continues to tell herself she's in charge. Her mother, Emer, head of a teetering agricultural NGO, senses otherwise. When her daughter seemingly disappears, Emer crosses land and sea to heed a cry for help she alone is convinced she hears. Alternating between the two women's perspectives, Fruit of the Dead incorporates its mythic inspiration with a light touch and devastating precision. The result is a lush and haunting story that explores love, attraction, control, obliteration and America's own late capitalist mythos. Advance praise for Fruit of the Dead 'A gripping literary thriller, Fruit of the Dead presents a coming-of-age tale that is so well-observed and intoxicating that the reader will lose track of time, but won't forget how they spent it. Egan and Cline fans: assemble.' Caoilinn Hughes, author of The Wild Laughter 'Ancient Greece meets Succession by way of Emma Cline, Fruit of the Dead is a deliciously dark examination of agency and power, and the savage complexity of the mother-daughter bond.' Ruth Gilligan, author of The Butchers 'Mesmerised and profoundly alarmed, I read this in one go; I've been haunted by it ever since. I've passionately loved Lyon's writing for years, and Fruit of the Dead further confirms what I've long suspected: I want to lunge to read anything she writes.' R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries 'Irresistible and devastating. Lyon has spun an utterly absorbing, lush and terror-laced retelling of an ancient, archetypal tale - a young woman tempted and taken, a mother's feral grief - that is both timeless and crisply contemporary.' Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood
Set against a backdrop of ambition and creativity, this debut novel explores the intertwined lives of its characters as they navigate the complexities of art and personal relationships. With themes of aspiration and the impact of choices, the story delves into the struggles of its protagonists, offering a poignant reflection on the pursuit of dreams. The upcoming film adaptation, featuring Zoë Kravitz and Thomasin McKenzie, promises to bring this compelling narrative to a wider audience.