Faceless Thing We Adore

Hester Steel

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Book cover for Faceless Thing We Adore

Faceless Thing We Adore

Faceless Thing We Adore

Hester Steel

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Description

Eat, Pray, Love goes full Lovecraft in this queer, feel-good cosmic horror that reflects on gaslighting and emotional abuse.

Lemon, poppy seed, sun-warmed sand. These visions convince Aoife to quit her job, leave her manipulative boyfriend, and escape to the isolated shores of the Farmstead commune. There, among its charismatic and hedonistic residents, Aoife finds everything she's been missing: a community that adores her, the freedom to indulge, and the promise to be a part of something miraculous.

But darkness underpins her airy new way of life. A disappearing cave looms above an ocean no one dares step foot in, mysterious crying fills the night hours, and a rot is spreading across the island. But perhaps most concerning is the commune's reverence for their leader, Jonah--a love tinged with fear that Aoife knows all too well.

When Aoife's boring old life comes crashing into her bold new one, loyalties are tested, unleashing a spiral of unspeakable violence that threatens to fracture reality itself. At the helm, Aoife finds herself desperately trying to protect everyone and everything she's grown to love. Awkward, clumsy Aoife, who was always told she was weak, will soon realize the depths of her strength--and the pleasures of her rage.

About the Author

Hester Steel is the queer debut author of The Faceless Thing We Adore. Originally from the UK, she has worked around the world as a freelance writer and English teacher. Her work has appeared in several small press and indie anthologies, including The Uncanny and the Dead. Hester currently lives in London.

Critical Reviews

"Writing in gory, gorgeous prose, the author makes both the emotional and the eldritch stakes sky-high, and her masterful tension building keeps the pages flying. This goes for the jugular."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Vivid, poignant, and refreshingly imaginative, The Faceless Thing We Adore is a powerfully absorbing exploration of trauma and fury laced with Eldritch terror. Hester Steel has crafted a vision so unique, so intensely arresting that I'll be thinking about this book and these richly drawn characters for quite some time..."
--Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Publishing Information

Publisher: Page Street Horror
Pub date: 2025-08-05
Length: 416 pages

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