She's A Lamb‪!‬

** A darkly comic suspense in the vein of All's Well by Mona Awad, My Husband by Maud Ventura and Yellowface by R F Kuang **

Jessamyn St Germain is meant to be a star. Not an actor who occasionally books yogurt commercials and certainly not a lowly usher at one of Vancouver's smallest regional theaters. No, she is bound for greatness, and that's why the part of Maria in the theater's upcoming production of The Sound of Music is hers. Or it's going to be.

Jessamyn may have been relegated to the position of childminder for the little brats playing the von Trapp children, but it's so obvious she's there for a different reason - the director wants her close to the role so when Samantha, the lead, inevitably fails, Jessamyn will be there to take her place in the spotlight.

This must be it. Because if it isn't, well, then every skipped meal, every brutal rehearsal, every inch won against a man attempting to drag her down will have all been for nothing.

She's A Lamb! is an edgy and incisive novel that marches toward showtime with a growing unease about the dangers of magical thinking and the depths of delusion.

‘Sunset Boulevard for the next generation. Exploring ego, trauma and the brutal pursuit of great art, this book is hilarious until it’s terrifying, maddening until it’s tragic. Hambrock is a star!’ – Ainslie Hogarth, author of Motherthing

‘Dark, hilarious, and thought-provoking, She’s a Lamb! is a biting satire about a deluded woman’s quest for stardom. A wildly entertaining ride!’ – Robyn Harding, author of The Haters

‘If you did any drama, theater work or musicals, if you love stories with unhinged women and dark comedy, you’ll enjoy this’ – Sadie Hartmann (@mother.horror)

‘A diabolical journey through one woman’s deep delusions and desperate ambition. Hambrock brilliantly doles out tragicomic tension inspired by the Chekhov and Shakespeare referenced, all to a brutally hilarious and just plain brutal effect through the thoughts and actions of an unforgettably Machiavellian character. She’s a Lamb! left me breathless!’ – Deb Rogers, author of Florida Woman

‘Aside from an exciting plot, there is depth here – Hambrock contemplates the objectification of women in theatre, and the level of delusion all artists must have in order to carry on pursuing their dreams. This book is a total page turner, and hilarious’ – Susan Sanford Blades, author of Fake It So Real

This novel contains depictions of sexual violence, substance abuse, racism and graphic depictions of physical violence.