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Welcome to Dorley Hall

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Pub Date Apr 29 2026 | Archive Date Oct 10 2026

Eye Books Group | Wilton Square Books


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What if the only way to fix toxic masculinity were to erase it entirely?

Mark Vogel is like the older brother Stefan never had, but one day he disappears without a trace. A year later, after encountering a woman who looks near-identical to Mark, Stefan becomes obsessed. He finds that dozens of young men have disappeared over the years, many of them students at the Royal College of Saint Almsworth, and most of them troubled or unruly. Why are students going missing? Who are these women who bear striking resemblances to them? And what is their connection to the selective student accommodation on the edge of campus, Dorley Hall?

Stefan starts studying at Saint Almsworth for one reason and one reason only: to find out exactly what happened to the women who live at Dorley Hall, and to get it to happen to him, too.

An electrifying debut by Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall is an intense exploration of gender and society that will appeal to readers of Torrey Peters, Imogen Binnie and Gretchen Felker-Martin.

What if the only way to fix toxic masculinity were to erase it entirely?

Mark Vogel is like the older brother Stefan never had, but one day he disappears without a trace. A year later, after...


Advance Praise

‘A morally complex and deeply humane novel that uses society’s biggest fears about gender to explore fundamental questions about how it affects us all’ Ray Stoeve
‘Greaves has developed an ethics on fantasy, self-creation, and authority that only a trans woman could have come up with, all while telling a story so intimate and psyche-gripping I had to remind myself to breathe’ Torrey Peters

‘There’s much to admire in this provocative blend of fairy tale and horror . . . Greaves deserves credit for crafting such a unique and darkly funny narrative. This one's hard to forget’ Publishers Weekly

‘A sly, subversive satire of toxic masculinity wrapped around the heartfelt story of a trans woman fighting to find genuine gender expression. Alyson Greaves’s delicious debut . . . deserves a place on every dark academia bookshelf’ Layne Fargo

‘A morally complex and deeply humane novel that uses society’s biggest fears about gender to explore fundamental questions about how it affects us all’ Ray Stoeve
‘Greaves has developed an ethics on...


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ISBN 9781806770939
PRICE £10.99 (GBP)
PAGES 400

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this was a strong start to the Sisters of Dorley series, it had that overall element that I was looking for and enjoyed in this type of book. The plot was great in getting this world and characters introduced, and getting into the meat and potatoes of this worked well in this world. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and how everything flowed with them. Alyson Greaves does a great job in this and enjoyed the satire element of this and can't wait to read more in this series and from Alyson Greaves.

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I was pleasantly surprised to find found family in a book with a dystopian sounding premise. I appreciate the commentary on the destruction of toxic masculinity and yet (still) the difficulty for trans people to get even basic care and support.

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