Queen Mab

In Queen Mab by Emily McBride, young mother Madeleine grapples with the unsettling changes in her newborn daughter, Maud, who exhibits strange and insatiable behaviors that lead Madeleine to question whether she is a changeling. As Madeleine confronts her feelings of ambivalence towards motherhood and the pressures of familial expectations, her search for the truth becomes a haunting exploration of identity and reality. Set against the backdrop of the everyday, the story weaves together themes of madness, myth, and the complex ties that bind us to our loved ones.