''Evocative and unexpected, tender and fierce, The Origins of Iris is unlike any other thriller I''ve read in years . . . Outstanding'' Sarah Hilary
''This novel is like a dream, from the haunting narrative to the beautiful prose to the way Iris and her wilderness kept making their way into my subconscious at night. It is everything I could want from a book'' Anna Bailey
''I opened my eyes and the woman wearing my face opened hers at the same time.''
Iris flees New York City, and her abusive wife Claude, for the Catskill Mountains. When she was a child, Iris and her father found solace in the beauty and wilderness of the forest; now, years later, Iris has returned for time and space to clear her head, and to come to terms with the mistakes that have led her here. But what Iris doesn''t expect in her journey of survival and self-discovery is to find herself - literally.
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