Hannah is dying for a cure.

After a decade subsumed by a cancer diagnosis, Hannah is now thirty, existing in a hinterland between life and death. Her boyfriend Scott has become more of a carer than a lover, and – with no job, no plans, and no more options – she has resigned herself to no future.

But then she’s given the opportunity to join phase one of a clinical trial that might just save her. Almost immediately, she feels different; that evening, her appetite returns. And it keeps growing…

Now Hannah is hungry for life.

A committed vegetarian, Hannah suddenly finds herself craving meat — but her new hunger isn’t limited to food. Now she wants everything. As new and suppressed desires surface, she becomes reckless, destructive, and deceitful. It’s the miracle drug she’s been waiting for, but at what cost?

Delightfully dark and addictive, A Healthy Appetite is a ravenous tale of morality vs mortality, that asks how much of yourself would you give up to become healthy?

Perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Monika Kim.