by Mary Shelley
First published 2006
Mathilda lives in isolation, haunted by her father's sudden, devastating confession of incestuous love. After rejecting his advances and causing his emotional breakdown, she finds herself alone in the world—a pariah consumed by guilt and psychological trauma. Her only companion becomes her own unfolding despair, as she withdraws from society and contemplates her impossible situation. When death seems her only escape, Mathilda must confront the devastating emotional legacy of her father's forbidden desire. A razor-sharp exploration of taboo, isolation, and psychological destruction.
Genres: fiction, psychological-thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forbidden-love, unreliable-narrator
Period: 19th-Century
94 pages · Paperback · Hard Press
Content warnings: incest, mental-illness, suicide