Hunger and Thirst

Claire Fuller

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1987: After childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, and - delightfully - some new friends, including wild-child, Sue. When Ursula is invited to join a squat at The Underwood, a mysterious house whose owners met a terrible end, she can't resist the promise of a readymade, hodgepodge family. But as Sue's behaviour and demands become more extreme, Ursula who has always been hungry - for food - and more importantly for love, acceptance and belonging, carries out her friend's terrible dare. It's a decision that will haunt her for decades. Thirty-six years later, Ursula is a renowned, reclusive sculptor living under a pseudonym in London when her identity is exposed by a true-crime documentary-maker who is digging into an unsolved disappearance.


Author(s): Fuller, Claire
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 07/05/2026
Pagination: 312 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Fig Tree
Published By: Fig Tree
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Narrative theme: Interior life
Dimensions: 224 x 147 x 31
Weight: 434
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241757383

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