Rosie Garland

Rosie Garland is a British author, poet, performer, and singer whose work spans literature, spoken word, cabaret, and music with extraordinary versatility and creative energy. Her novel The Fates draws on mythology, history, and the uncanny to create a rich, atmospheric narrative that combines literary ambition with compelling storytelling. Garland is the author of several acclaimed novels, including The Palace of Curiosities, which won the 2013 Mslexia Novel Competition, and Vixen, each characterised by sumptuous prose, vivid historical settings, and characters who exist on the margins of society and convention. Her poetry collections have been widely praised, and she is a celebrated live performer whose spoken word performances and appearances with the band The March Violets have earned her a devoted following. Garland's writing is characterised by its sensuous language, its dark humour, and its celebration of outsiders, misfits, and those who refuse to conform to society's expectations. She draws on Gothic, fairytale, and mythological traditions to create fiction that feels both timeless and contemporary, exploring themes of identity, transformation, desire, and the power of stories to shape our understanding of who we are. The Fates is available as an audiobook, offering listeners an immersive, richly atmospheric experience that showcases Garland's extraordinary gift for language and her ability to weave myth and reality into compelling narrative.