I divoratori: romanzo

The novel follows upheaval in a Hertfordshire household after the arrival of a newborn and her grieving young mother, which provokes attention, gossip, and unease among children, servants, and relatives. The child's presence disrupts routines and reveals rivalries, possessiveness, and social prejudices, as domestic roles shift and private longings surface. Intimate scenes track emotional ambivalence toward nurturing and control, showing how affection can feed both tenderness and destructive desire. Through close observation of daily life and psychological portraiture, the narrative examines identity, belonging, and the costs of love within constrained social and familial expectations.