Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

"Wily and unrestrained. . . . Yoder sees a new way into the baser kinks of our animal selves, the ineffable bodily transformation of a woman into a mother. What is fiction for, if not blowing life up into the freakish myth it appears to be?" - The New Yorker

An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms.
   As the mother's symptoms intensify, her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peaks, and she struggles to keep her alter-canine identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers a mysterious academic tome that becomes her Bible, A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography, and meets a group of mummies involves in a multilevel marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem. An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition.

Genres: Horror - Magical Realism - Fantasy - Contemporary - Feminism - Literary Fiction - Womens  
Condition: Good
Published: First published 2021. This edition published 2022 by Anchor Books
Pages: 238
ISBN: 9780593312148 
Weight: 270g