Contemporary
A dark, myth-inspired psychological thriller about a woman escaping her abuser, only to be haunted — literally and emotionally — by her past, as she becomes obsessed with saving another woman she fears is trapped in the same cycle.
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The Composition of a Crow is a dark and gripping modern retelling of the Greek myth of Apollo and the crow, where trauma, manipulation, and self-discovery collide.
Lora, known only as “little crow” to her nameless captor, has endured years of abuse until she finally reaches her breaking point — and kills him. But freedom remains elusive, as she is haunted by his ghost and forced to confront the psychological scars he left behind.
Obsessed with Eleanor, a woman whose strange behaviour echoes her own past, Lora uncovers disturbing parallels, suspecting that Eleanor may be trapped in the same cycle of abuse. Lora’s emotional journey becomes a tense battle as she navigates the line between love and manipulation, empathy and envy — all while grappling with her past and the choices that lie ahead.
Blurring the boundaries between reality and the supernatural,
The Composition of a Crow takes readers deep into the psyche of a woman fighting to piece her life back together, all the while haunted by the eerie sense that her fate may already be sealed…
Here's what readers have to say about this book....
Emma May has created something genuinely remarkable—a mythology retelling that’s as psychologically astute as it is narratively compelling. The Composition of a Crow will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading, making you reconsider both ancient myths and contemporary trauma narratives. This is exactly the kind of sophisticated, emotionally complex storytelling that demonstrates what the retelling genre can achieve when authors take real risks. Essential reading for anyone interested in how old stories can illuminate present pain and the difficult work of survival.
