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Checkout 19

Claire-Louise Bennett

From Shelf: "Strangest most exceptional (short) novel of the last five years?" Question asked by @SamSamAllingham on Twitter

A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection 'Extraordinary . . . radiant' Sunday Times'An existential tour-de-force' Eimear McBride'Elatingly risky' Guardian 'We read in order to come to life.'With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature.Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings.* A 'Books of 2021' pick in the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Irish Times Culture and New Statesman *'This is her new book to shake the world anew' Sebastian Barry'Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius . . . It is also very funny' Elaine Feeney'Her voice is all her own' Anne Enright

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9781529114997
Published Date:
27/7/2022
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 15mm
Weight:
170g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781529114997


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