The Need brings a family secret into Megan Mostyn-Brown's horror debut

Del Rey lists Megan Mostyn-Brown's debut horror novel The Need for September 22 in print, ebook and audio.

Del Rey lists Megan Mostyn-Brown's debut novel The Need for September 22, with hardcover, ebook and audiobook editions. The publisher describes a hereditary condition that forces some members of two families to consume human flesh. A horror story about inheritance Talia has spent years moving with her teenage twins to

hide their family's secret. Her son Sam has inherited the condition; his sister Rosie wants an ordinary teenage life. The wealthy Armstrong family manages the same condition very differently. That contrast gives the novel its family conflict alongside its horror premise. The publisher lists the hardcover at 288 pages.

Its audio edition runs nine hours and thirty minutes and credits a six-person cast. The premise is unusually graphic, so readers sensitive to cannibalism should check the description before choosing a format. Official details Headline image: Del Rey / Penguin Random House. Promotional material from the linked

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