THE BOOK / YH
A love beyond
the ordinary.
A Monster’s Mother: A Cradle Made of Embers
They called him a monster. She called him her son.
When Elara gives birth in a cave above her village, the child beside her has scales and wings. She is frightened enough to walk away. Then she hears him cry.
She takes him home.
Hidden behind a barred door, Ember learns the shape of her hand and the sound of his name. Elara learns how much food a dragon needs, how quickly he grows, and how hard it is to protect a child whose existence must remain a lie.
Outside, a missing sheep becomes an accusation. Neighbours arrive at her door with questions, then with rope. Elara has taught her son to trust her. When the village demands that she surrender him, keeping that trust may cost her everything.
An illustrated dark fantasy of motherhood and survival.