The article critiques a debut novel describing a dark fairytale set in an isolated world where a young girl named Margot grows up in a grotesque environment. Margot and her mother, who engages in violent cannibalistic acts, live off lost travelers while navigating familial secrets. The tale blends horror with a coming-of-age narrative, emphasizing the neglect of children in dire circumstances. The visceral descriptions of food preparation symbolize the grim reality of Margot's life, while the introduction of a new character, Eden, adds a twist that challenges their isolated existence.
The Lamb is in essence a dark fairytale about family secrets, the rites of passage of adolescence, and the regrettable tendency to neglect a child in the face of an overwhelming new passion.
Margot has known nothing else in her short life: Mama didn't feed me from breast or bottle. She gave me blood.
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