The Absence of Nectar by Kathy Hepinstall

I've read all of Kathy's books. She's an amazing writer and I think here imagery and prose is some of the best out there. This is coming from somebody who's normal fare is epic fantasy. To get me to read, and enjoy, general literature is quite a feat. She's also very funny and a very nice person.

I loved the characters although Alice is a bit too sharp for a girl her age. I can live with that though because she still thinks like a child. I love how she makes sacrifices of her treasured items. The dog and the frog made me laugh too. It is a creative book and although the plot isn't exactly super deep, the characters definitely are. And, it's a feast to read.

House of Gentle Men (her first published novel)
Prince of Lost Places (not her title, she never really liked it much)

Hopefully, we'll see another book from her soon.

She called her stuff "gothic literature" when I asked. I would call AoN a thriller for the most part. Her writing style is so rich that it certainly isn't your formula type of thriller. Other than that, I couldn't really classify them. They are well written stories and I think most people would classify them as non-genre literature.

I wanted to give this a bump to see if anybody out there in AW land has read any of Heppinstall's work and what they thought of it.