Bad Fruit heralds a seriously impressive new talent in Ella King'
CHRIS WHITAKER'Thrilling and suspenseful, King's exemplary novel will keep readers fascinated until the end'
BOOKLIST, starred review'A beautiful collision of mothers and daughters, human darkness and human kindness, truth and lies'
SARAH MAY'Compelling and wicked,
Bad Fruit is a novel about the darkest of family secrets and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with them. This is an intimate, compulsive thriller best read on a hot summer night'
JING-JING LEE'Tense, intense and intriguing. Ella King is a genuinely exciting new voice'
KATE HAMER'King is unflinching as she examines the hard questions about family. What defines belonging? Looks, care, secrets? How do you understand someone who loves you and hurts you? In Bad Fruit, guilt, hate, and love mingle powerfully'
ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN'
Bad Fruit is brilliant, taut and explosive. Ella King deftly explores the toxicity of generational trauma while being unafraid to confront the racial tensions that can simmer below the surface. A bold new voice'
HELENA LEE'At once beautiful and harrowing'
L V MATTHEWS'Mesmerizing, dream-like and darkly suspenseful'
FRANCES CHA 
