A neon-lit portrait of danger and desire, unravelling and reinvention.

FEVERISH ~ PROVOCATIVE ~ INTIMATE

A neon-lit portrait of danger and desire, unravelling and reinvention.

Jesse is a twenty-nine-year-old adrift in San Francisco's demi-monde of sexually ambiguous, drug-taking outsiders, desperately trying to sustain a connection with her bisexual boyfriend. She becomes caretaker and confidante to Madame Pig, a grotesque, besotted recluse, and meets Madison - Pig's daughter or lover or both - who leads Jesse into a world beyond all boundaries.

Suicide Blonde an intensely erotic, intoxicating story of one young woman's sexual and psychological odyssey.

Details

ISBN13: 9781837263998
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 192
Edition: Main - Cult Canons
Publication Date: 06 Oct 2026
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication City, Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 20.4(H)x13.5(L)x1.2(W)142
Weight (gm): 142

Author Biography

Darcey Steinke is the author of five novels including Sister Golden Hair, Jesus Saves, Up Through the Water and Milk, and a memoir Easter Everywhere. Her books have been translated into ten languages. darceysteinke.com

Reviews

Like so many naturals with a singular vision and an unyielding gift, Steinke wrote a perfect book nearly right out of the gate, one which both emanates from its time and will last the test of time -- MAGGIE NELSON
Hallucinatory, dystopian . . . a disturbing, poisonous fable of the dire consequences of derailed passion * * New York Times * *
A provocative tour through the dark side * * Vanity Fair * *
A book that feels neon-drenched, dirty, incredibly alive. The story slides around San Francisco in the 90s, with a cast of characters who feel grotesque and charismatic all at once. Incredibly vivid and captivating -- SOPHIE MACKINTOSH * * NZ Herald * *
A shocking and electrifying journey into the inferno of sexual obsession * * Details * *