{"product_id":"9780571356591-little-scratch","title":"little scratch","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021\u003cbr\u003eThe explosive and virtuosic debut novel by one of the most talented young authors to have emerged in recent British fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**An \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Startlingly original.' \u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Extraordinary.'\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elittle scratch \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a day in the life of an unnamed young woman. She wakes up, goes to work. She lives a life of demarcated fridge shelves and office politics; clock-watching and WhatsApp. But underneath this routine, there's something else going on: something under her skin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiercely moving and defiantly inventive, \u003ci\u003elittle scratch \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about what it means to live out the trajectory of a single day - every minute, from morning to night - consumed by trauma. Along the way, ideas about sex, violence, survival and comedy intertwine. The result is a fearless and unforgettable debut work of fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wry, funny and heartbreaking.' Sophie Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'little scratch\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told.' Meena Kandasamy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Reads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion. daring and completely readable.' Colin Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'little scratch\u003c\/i\u003e is a little miracle. impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it.' Alan Trotter\u003cbr\u003e'Confident and vital.\u003ci\u003e little scratch\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute gift.' Naoise Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewww.rebeccawatson.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449752695158,"sku":"9780571356591","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36326220.jpg?v=1760446642","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571356591-little-scratch","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}