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May We Feed the King (Booker Prize Longlisted)
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Details make up a life in May We Feed the King, a vivid portrait of history, destiny and desire following a medieval palace curator and her imaginative journey into the past.
WINNER OF THE 2026 WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE • A LITERARY HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKA curator is absorbed in the medieval world of a reluctant monarch in this searing debut about what becomes lost over time and what devotion can reanimate.
A curator spends her days reconstructing the past—selecting and carefully arranging furniture, fabrics, and replica food to bring medieval rooms back to life. Whether it’s a feast with spilling platters or a table for two littered with small hints of ...
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