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Wife Shaped Bodies

By Laura Cranehill

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Wife Shaped Bodies

By Laura Cranehill

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A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 Goodreads • LitHub • Chicago Review of Books • Debutiful • Metastellar • The Literary Grind • Books, Bones & Buffy • Cats Luv Coffee • Macabre Daily > Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed, covered in fungal fruiting bodies, strikes a precarious balance between following her husband's strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her question everything Forbidden from leaving her house from girlhood until marriage, Nicole has only her mother's lessons and what she can see from her bedroom window to draw on in forming her view of the world, and of herself. Taught that the mushrooms which cover the women in her village are repulsive and dangerous, she conforms to a rigid set of rules to protect herself and those around her. When her wedding day arrives, Nicole moves from one prison to another—an empty mansion on the very outskirts of town belonging to the husband she’s been promised to since birth. As she haunts the edges of Silas's unknowable life and decaying home, maintaining control over her own transforming body becomes increasingly impossible. And when another wife with rebellious tendencies pays Nicole an unexpected visit, something within her cracks open. Their furtive explorations yield confusing answers, unearthing the long-buried secrets of the generations of resentful brides that came before. Unmoored, angry, and at last awakened, Nicole must reckon with who she really is, and perhaps, give in to what she truly wants. Raw, visceral, and relentless, Wife Shaped Bodies is an exploration of gender, power, and community through the lens of mycological body horror and an ode to the unsettling beauty of the natural world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2026-04-14
Publication Date:
2026-04-14
Publisher:
Simon + Schuster LLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1668098105
ISBN13:
9781668098103
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
272 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
207 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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