Bad Nature

'Dark, aloof, disciplined – this novel is reminiscent of the best of Ottessa Moshfegh or Emma Cline.'

Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, Yes

'Raw, intense, and absolutely mesmerising.'

Helen Phillips, author of Hum

'A rare gift; audacious, insane'

Alexandra Tanner, author of Worry

'So self-assured, so piercing. Unflinching and darkly funny, Bad Nature is a staggering debut'

Anna Dorn, author of Perfume & Pain

'Dark, funny, and completely unhinged, with moments of brutal tenderness.'

Monika Kim, author of The Eyes Are the Best Part

'Disarmingly dark and hilarious ... I found Hester an addictively readable narrator: shrewd, catty and vengeful.'

Daisy Lafarge, author of Paul

'Savage and savvy... Bad Nature is one hell of a trip'

Amy Twigg

'If you like your humour with a hefty dose of nihilism, this one's for you'

Vogue

'Ariel Courage's debut is a fork jabbed in the electric socket of America... akin to Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho"... It's deeply impressive, at times uncomfortable.'

LA Times

'Think of "Bad Nature" as the anti "Eat, Pray, Love"... as uproariously funny as a takedown of our deadly society can be, the novel is also an urgent call to exchange possession for belonging. Hester is proof that, eventually, capitalism destroys even those it seems to benefit most.'

New York Times