Book Launch: The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey

The author will appear in conversation with Kate Camp and will read from the new book.

Books will be for sale thanks to Poppies Bookshop - meet Catherine and have your copy signed!

Generously supported by the University of Waikato. Free community event - all welcome.

Light refreshments from 6pm, event begins at 6:30pm.

The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey

England, the near future.

Dumped by her boyfriend, fired from her job and estranged from her parents, Hazel Whitlock signs up for a sideshow act in Blackpool. The seaside resort has revived all the cancelled old favourites and she will be the Starving Bride.

On display in the iconic Blackpool Tower, with a ravenous lion prowling the enclosure, Hazel must lie in silence while strangers view her body. As the days tick down, thousands are captivated by Hazel's transformation. Some are inspired. Some are obsessed. And some are watching far more closely than they should be.

Hazel's old friend Gilda becomes increasingly worried for her welfare. Councillor Frank Marsh warns that the Tower could collapse - but no one will listen.

As the spectacle spirals and the world outside grows increasingly unstable, Hazel must confront the truth: how far is she willing to go to be seen?

Cover art: Max Thompson

Cover design: Todd Atticus

Author photo: Ebony Lamb