I was hooked on the very first page and never let me go. Ward has crafted a sweeping saga of madness in all its forms that will chill you to the bones and draw you into its murky depths - Charlie Lovett, author of 'The Bookman's Tale' and 'First Impressions' A story to satisfy the most gothic of hearts. Reminiscent of FRANKENSTEIN but better - Sarah Pinborough, author of 13 MINUTES Elegiac in its prose and haunting in its imagery, Rawblood is a precisely and beautifully woven tapestry through which threads of darkness wind their inevitable way. A definite book of the year for me - Adam Nevill, author of THE RITUAL Beautifully written, in equal parts both terrifying and heart-breaking, RAWBLOOD is a dazzlingly brilliant Gothic masterpiece. It filled my head for several evenings, and will linger there too. There's a touch of Ted Hughes here, Emily Bronte and M.R James in this eerie and by turns moving story that spans generations. It's an epic family saga incorporating a great Gothic house, built upon a lyrically rendered regional landscape, from which the numinous rises as if it is a natural function of the setting. * THE SPECTATOR * carried off in fine style * LITERARY REVIEW * an impressively hectic spin on the Gothic tradition * DAILY TELEGRAPH * Rawblood makes a powerful contribution to the British literature of the fantastic. * WOMAN AND HOME * Chillingly good - Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express S Magazine * As a meta-examination of the Gothic genre (it's mostly set in the 19th Century( and as a straightforward tale of grisly haunting, Ward's novel is remarkably successful. With a ghostly face at the window, inexplicable events and a sense of menace hanging over every page, this is one chilling gothic novel - Fanny Blake * Daily Mail * plenty of twists and turns that had me on the edge of my seat. * Essie Fox, author of THE SOMNAMBULIST * A gothic tale of love and madness, this atmospheric and chilling story drew me in from the first page, and kept me up at night, until I reached the last - Claire Fuller, author of OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS The story crosses generations, from Victorian England to World War I, and is told by a number of different voices, going back and forth in time and drawing the reader into their thrall. It has many echoes of the classics but is entirely its own book.

Emma Healey author of ELIZABETH IS MISSING Gloriously dark and claustrophobic, Rawblood is a haunting gothic novel of intelligence and complexity.

As full of science as it is the supernatural, this is a hauntingly brilliant virtuoso performance. From Victorian ghost story to anti-war polemic and back again: I raged, wept and hid under the bed covers.

Rawblood by Catriona Ward