One Yellow Eye
A devastating, macabre zombie horror novel about obsession and undying love . . .
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Publisher Description
‘Snort-inducingly funny . . . One for those with strong stomachs and big hearts’ – The Times
Full of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, a scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret – her undead husband.
Kesta’s husband, Tim, was the last person to be bitten in a zombie pandemic. The country is now in a period of respite, the government seemingly having rounded up and disposed of all the infected.
But Kesta has a secret . . .
Tim may have been bitten, but he’s not quite dead yet. In fact, he’s tied to a bed in her spare room. And she’s made him a promise: find a cure, bring him back.
A scientist by day, Kesta juggles intensive work under the microscope alongside Tim’s care, slipping him stolen drugs to keep him docile while knowing she is hiding the only zombie left. But Kesta is running out of drugs – and time. Can she save her husband before he is discovered? Or worse . . . will they trigger another outbreak?
‘An acidic, funny, queasy debut’ – Emma Van Straaten, bestselling author of This Immaculate Body
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WHY READERS LOVE LEIGH RADFORD'S ONE YELLOW EYE:
'I absolutely devoured this (pardon the pun)'
'Man oh man. This is one of those hypnotizing novels that just instantly compels you to keep reading'
'Grimy, atmospheric and so beautifully bleak, it absolutely burrowed under my skin'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In a zombie pandemic, the government has exterminated all the infected except one: Tim, whose scientist wife Kesta is secretly keeping him in her spare room as she searches desperately for a cure. But despite its zombie horror theme, the emotions at the core of One Yellow Eye, Leigh Radford’s unique, beautifully written debut novel, are utterly human. How far, it asks, would we go to save someone we love more than anything? Grief and loss are interspersed with humour, and the story is packed with intriguing, ingeniously imagined details about the science of a zombie virus, preventing the sadness from feeling overwhelming as the story builds. As her devotion to Tim causes Kesta’s decisions to become increasingly morally compromised, you won’t necessarily agree with her actions—but the power of her love will continue to resonate long after you’ve finished reading.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Radford's outstanding debut elevates the classic zombie tale through its impressive psychological acuity, deep emotional resonance, and literary prose. In the near future, England is just recovering from a viral zombie outbreak that has been contained only through the eradication of all those infected. Now biomedical scientist Kesta Shelley is tapped for Project Dawn, a London-based research project tasked with developing a vaccine in preparation for future outbreaks. The appointment is a godsend because her husband Tim was among the infected—and she's secretly keeping him alive, breaking all protocol to preserve him in his "undead state" until a breakthrough cure is found. Kesta is well aware that Tim's zombie taint presents the risk of future outbreaks, and the subterfuges she devises to keep his continuing existence under wraps as she and her team race against the clock to find a cure infuse the tale with taut suspense. The novel's heart, though, lies in Radford's wrenching depiction of Kesta's passionate devotion to Tim, and the painful concessions and moral decisions she makes in her care for a victim of a devastating terminal disease. Readers will be moved and thrilled in equal measure by this unique supernatural extravaganza.
