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She’s a Lamb!
A darkly comic suspense in the vein of All’s Well and Yellowface, 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
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.
Sharp, relentless, and darkly funny, She’s a Lamb! is a cutting satire about the grotesque pall patriarchy casts over one woman’s delusional quest to achieve her dreams and the depths she will sink to for a chance at the life she’s convinced she deserves.
Hambrock keeps the reader on edge via Jessamyns unreliable narration Its a showstopping performance Publishers Weekly
For readers who enjoy dark uncomfortable humor and tales of mental spiraling Library Journal
While intricately plotted it has the pace and verve of a prestige comedy Beneath Hambrocks light touch and disturbing humour are sharp insights into the mental costs of ambition especially for women Literary Review of Canada
Told from Jessamyns point of view at first charmingly unhinged then terrifyingly disturbed Shes a Lamb is a dive into the mind of a deeply delusional woman Audacious and darkly funny Booklist
Dark hilarious and thoughtprovoking Shes a Lamb is a biting satire about a deluded womans quest for stardom A wildly entertaining ride Robyn Harding bestselling author of The Haters
Shes a Lamb is Sunset Boulevard for the next generation Exploring ego trauma and the brutal pursuit of great art this book is hilarious until its terrifying maddening until its tragic Meredith Hambrock is a star Ainslie Hogarth author of Motherthing
A diabolical journey through one womans 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 Shes a Lamb left me breathless Deb Rogers author of Florida Woman
If you did any drama theater work or musicals if you love stories with unhinged women and dark comedy youll enjoy this Sadie Hartmann Mother Horror
With remarkable restraint Hambrock leans away any possibility of redemption and focuses her narrative just as narrowly as Jessamyn herself has on her own possibilities The result is hilarious ridiculous creepy and chilling at once Pickle Me This
Shes a Lamb is brilliantly funny and a super great time This is a perfect pick for getting out of a reading slump Kaylee Mrs Dalloways Bookstore Berkeley CA
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Dimensions:
312 Pages
8.5in * 5.5in * 0.7152in
0.83lb
Published:
April 08, 2025
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ISBN:
9781770417892
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eng
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