The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman

A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year 

“This debut novel hits all the right themes: marriage, motherhood, ecological collapse, and the insidious ramifications of capitalism.”

—Julia Hass, Literary Hub

“Bold and brilliant. The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman is a novel that takes on the uncertainty of our present moment. Molly Lynch’s voice is fearless as she gives us a story that is both a page-turner and radical new mythology for our time.”

—Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker

“How can women bear America? The only answer, I think, is for them all to leave. This wise, complex and fascinating novel touches on that possibility.”

—Lucy Ellmann, author of Ducks, Newburyport

“The ontological strangeness of planetary transition comes home in this meticulous and disturbing novel of suburban eco-horror. Molly Lynch’s The Forbidden Territory of a Terrifying Woman captures in exquisite detail the everyday monstrosity of climate change, the uncanny way our collective predicament possesses us, at once cause and effect, inside and outside, nature and self. Intimate, unmooring, brilliantly rendered, and deeply spooky, this novel will haunt you long after you put it down.” 

—Roy Scranton, author of Learning to Die in the Anthropocene