Bone Flower

Charles Lambert is the author of several novels, short stories, and the memoir With a Zero at its Heart, which was voted one of The Guardian readers' Ten Best Books of the Year in 2014.In 2007, he won an O. Henry Award for his short story The Scent of Cinnamon. His first novel, Little Monsters, was longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His novel Prodigal was shortlisted for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ writing in 2019. Born in England, Charles Lambert has lived in central Italy since 1980.

'An exquisitely eerie and sophisticated Victorian ghost story, with echoes of Poe and M. R. James' Essie Fox, author of The SomnambulistPraise for Charles Lambert'More delicate than Dickens and stranger than Snicket' Nuala O'Connor, author of Miss Emily'Lambert is undoubtedly a very skilled writer and the reader is immediately engaged and drawn into this family's world' TripFiction'A visceral novel about a family suffering under the weight of secrets, lies, and things left unsaid' Foreword Reviews'Lambert is a writer full of wit and poignance, especially in portraying the toxicity of White middle-class British society' Kirkus Reviews'A writer who never ceases to surprise' Jenny Offill, author of Weather'Charles Lambert is a terrific, devious storyteller' Owen King, author of Double Feature'Charles Lambert writes as if his life depends on it. He takes risks at every turn' Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief'Honest, sharp and beautifully written - rare, truthful writing' Ann Cleeves, OBE