Pity the Beast

Ginny's family farm was once a hotbed of lust and resentment, but now it is a peaceful underwater paradise. When a crowd of locals turns up to help out on the farm, a day of chores turns into a night of drinking and brutal retribution. Ginny escapes into the mountains with a stolen horse and rifle, and a small posse of her tormentors gears up to bring her home. Pity the Beast is a novel that turns our assumptions about the West, masculinity, good and evil, and storytelling onto their heads, urging us to write our stories anew to avoid becoming beasts ourselves.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 384 pages
\n Publication date: 02 November 2021
\n Publisher: And Other Stories
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A millennium ago, Ginny's family farm was a vast expanse of grass, rock, and untamed horses. A thousand years from now, it will serenely lie underwater. However, in the present reality, the farm is a breeding ground of lust and resentment, as Ginny has recently cheated on her husband with the man who lives next door. As a crowd of locals, including Ginny's bitter sister Ella, arrives to assist on the farm, a day of chores swiftly transforms into a night of heavy drinking and brutal communal retribution. By morning, Ginny is left for dead. However, death is not the end for her. Armed with a stolen horse and rifle, she flees into the mountains, and a small group of her tormentors sets out to pursue her—to bring her home and beg forgiveness, or to ensure she disappears forever.

This novel takes readers on a captivating journey through time, space, myth, and the minds of a pack of philosophical mules. It challenges our preconceived notions about the West, masculinity, good and evil, and the art of storytelling. With a keen eye for both the cosmic and the comedic, it urges us to rewrite our own stories and avoid becoming beasts ourselves. Pity the Beast is a remarkable work that marks the arrival of a significant new voice in American literature.

\n Weight: 510g\n
Dimension: 139 x 206 x 37 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781913505141\n \n