Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, International Fiction, Adult, New Releases
ISBN: 9781804951408
Published: May 2026
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 272
Format: Paperback
RRP 275.00

The Hounding

Xenobe Purvis

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026**

'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' THE TIMES

'Prompts thoughts of both THE CRUCIBLE and THE VIRGIN SUICIDES . . . Purvis is an exquisitely accomplished wordsmith.' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'A taut, tense tale, impeccably told' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Feverish, finely wrought and unforgettable.' DAILY MAIL

'An unflinchingly strange and savage novel - a rare and twisted pleasure, and an unmissable must-read for every girl who has ever been made to feel strange.' LUCY ROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LAMB

'Haunting and beguiling, this fever dream of a...

About the Author

Xenobe Purvis

Xenobe Purvis

Xenobe Purvis was born in Tokyo in 1990. She read English Literature at the University of Oxford, has an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway, and was part of the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme. She is a writer and literary researcher, with essays published in the Times Literary Supplement, the London Magazine and elsewhere.


Her debut novel THE HOUNDING will be published in 2025.

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