Please Fear Me

Love Reading Debut of the Month

AvJennifer Love

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

'A fierce debut' —Melanie Finn, author of The HareSixteen-year-old Smidge is on the run, burdened with a shameful secret. Together with her fellow runaway, a performance artist called Violet, she travels through the underbelly of America, desperately searching for a way to rise above her past. When they meet a travelling circus filled with misfits and drifters, they think they might have found home. But as Violet is drawn under the influence of its sinister ringleader, Smidge learns that belonging comes with a price.Forced to choose between her past and present, Smidge must confront the shame that has shaped her, and return to face her mother, before it is too late.Brazen, tender and painfully raw, Please Fear Me is a biting exploration of complex family ties, addiction and survival.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-09-05
Mått:129 x 198 x 24 mm
Vikt:284 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Fairlight Books
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Fairlight Books
ISBN:9781914148613

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Jennifer Love is a writer from the Bay Area who currently calls Oakland, California home. Her debut short story collection, Punch a Hole in the Sky to Let In the Light, was published by 5ever Books in 2023, and her short fiction and poetry have appeared in X-RAY, Minola Review, Storm Cellar, Autre and elsewhere. Please Fear Me is Jennifer's debut novel.

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'Prepare for your heart to ache for 16 year-old Smidge, who is on the run from pain and fear as she attempts to find herself in this beautifully compassionate yet challenging novel.' —Love Reading'Written with dark wit and knife-sharp prose' —Melanie Finn, author of The Hare'A poignant and atmospheric coming of age story. Smidge’s deadpan wit strikingly enhances the depth and beauty of her interior world.' —Ola Mustapha, author of Other Names, Other Places