Mrs. Jekyll

By: Emma Glass

Narrated by: Caroline Fantozzi

A brilliant, feminist retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s evergreen classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, in which a woman gives in to the murderous and sensual force that awakens within her as she battles breast cancer.

Rosy Winter is dying. Her husband, Charlie—sweet but out of his depth—tries to be supportive. Her sister-in-law, Sally, is too distracted by her own problems to help. Her students, once a source of delight, are now a daily reminder of Rosy's mortality. So, Rosy succumbs to anguish, allowing a force—murderous, sensual, feverish—to awaken and stir within her. An embodiment of her rage, a twisted joie de vivre, ripping recompense from the world around her.

A powerful feminist retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic classic, Mrs. Jekyll is a brilliant, evocative, and lyrical story of one woman's refusal to yield her passion for life, even as her body betrays her.

Critic reviews

“An immensely talented young writer . . . her fearlessness renews one’s faith in the power of literature.”—George Saunders

“Mrs. Jekyll is a heartbreaking and seductive novel—a swirling journey into grief’s abandon that is both dark and beautifully wrought.”—Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure

“Incisive and mercurial . . . a searing, feminist account of how it feels to be at war with yourself, and the desire to live and die in a world that can no longer contain you.”—Jessica Andrews, author of Milk Teeth

“Emma Glass is a devastatingly talented writer. . . . Every page transmits a dark, delicious power. I insist you drink it all in, like the perfect potion it is.”—Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals

"Mrs Jekyll is a raw and affecting novel ...There’s anger here, and pain, but also humor, wit, and a joyful letting go."—Clare Fisher, author of All The Good Things

"Mrs Jekyll is a gripping re-imagining of the classic gothic tale. Glass’s writing is daringly sensuous, intoxicating, compelling the reader towards a devastating finale."—Naomi Booth, author of Sealed

"Sensual, chilling, powerfully immersive, Emma Glass writes with a truly original voice."—Esther Freud, author of Hideous Kinky and I Couldn’t Love You More

A feminist revision of a classic written with prose as lush and dark as velvet.—Kirkus, Review