“One of those novels that seemingly arrives from nowhere, fully-formed, as odd, disturbing and lingering as the most vivid of fever dreams. To create something so playfully provocative, subversive and gripping displays a rare literary talent. I’ve certainly never read anything like it.”   —BENJAMIN MYERS, author of Cuddy and The Gallows Pole

“In Mary and the Rabbit Dream, Noémi Kiss-Deáki transforms the tale of Mary Toft into a stinging, witty critique of the oppressions heaped upon the bodies of impoverished women. This is a brave debut, one told with courage and wit, one which dissects a ruthless system of class and gender – and lays bare the concentric circles of power that still govern our world.” —SELBY WYNN SCHWARTZ, author of After Sappho

“A tense, nightmarish book about power and incarnation. … Stylish, visceral, incandescent.” —CLARE POLLARD, author of Delphi

“Noémi Kiss-Deáki’s style is astonishing – hypnotic, poetic, persistent, wild, blazing and marvellous. As the novel unfolds you simply can’t believe what is happening – it’s outrageous, it’s cruel, it’s unfathomable and yet – it’s the way of the world. Here is Mary Toft’s tale, retold in dazzling prose that is both exquisite and furious. Noémi Kiss-Deáki reimagines the possibilities for historical fiction and Mary and the Rabbit Dream is utterly original and utterly brilliant." —VICTORIA MACKENZIE, author of the winner of the Scottish National Book Award-winning For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain

“Mary and the Rabbit Dream casts the curious early 18th century story of Mary Toft in a totally fresh light. This is a furious, vituperative story about class, poverty, violence and women's bodies. … Another Galley Beggar classic.” —STU HENNIGAN, author of Ghost Signs.