Where I End

'My mother. At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her ...'

Aoileann has never left the island.

Her silent, bed-bound mother is the survivor of a private disaster no one will speak about. Aoileann desperately wants a family, and when artist Rachel and her baby move to the island, Aoileann finds a focus for her relentless love.

Where I End ambitiously approaches the complexities of motherhood, daughterhood, caretaking and the longing for a life outside of that which binds you. Combining the grotesque with the established Gothic descent into madness, body horror with psychological horror, and social and physical isolation, White creates a visceral story that is utterly compelling. Where I End is part of a wave of new feminist horror carving out space to explore illness, disability, loss and loneliness.

Full of intrigue, mystery, secrets and superstition, this novel is a masterpiece in intertwining folk horror tradition and a more modern fascination with the body, provided in monotonous, yet powerfully intense detail.