The doloriad - Missouri Williams

'A brilliant, unsettling, gothic take on a Greek tragedy.' - i-D. 'Gothic, strange, provocative, but also incredibly moving and absolutely unforgettable, a powerful debut from a truly original new voice.' - Cosmopolitan. 'Bizarre and strangely beautiful . . . Williams's lyrical, visceral prose brilliantly sustains her nightmarish vision . . . bold and demented.' - Publishers Weekly. '[A] grim and strange, but utterly unique, literary and gothic debut . . . This is a gripping look at humanity's treatment of women and questions whether human survival at all costs is worth it.' - Booklist. 'Williams compiles her images in breathless, smothering drifts that mimic both the oppressive landscape and the gauzy unreliability of the main characters' perceptions with virtuosic intensity . . . Williams' linguistic project is akin to the early work of Cormac McCarthy.' - Kirkus. In the wake of a mysterious environmental cataclysm that has wiped out the rest of humankind, the Matriarch, her brother