{"product_id":"9781398700086-careless","title":"Careless","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022\u003cbr\u003eSearing, poignant, insightful and achingly funny, \u003ci\u003eCareless\u003c\/i\u003e is an upmarket coming-of-age novel like no other, celebrating female friendship and the enduring hope to follow our dreams against all odds. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eQueenie \u003c\/i\u003eby Candice Carty-Williams, \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e by Sally Rooney and \u003ci\u003eEverything I Know About Love\u003c\/i\u003e by Dolly Alderton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK PICK!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAstounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Moving and beautifully written'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eLIBBY PAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure' \u003cb\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA book that deserves to be a huge hit\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The literary equivalent of gold dust'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An incredible debut novel. Kirsty Capes is one to watch' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A powerful coming-of-age debut' \u003cb\u003eMARIE CLAIRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Vigorous and insightful' \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  She could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  She really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Bess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e  But this isn't a love story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCareless\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid, bold and beautifully observed' \u003cb\u003eABBIE GREAVES\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Treatment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving and beautifully-written - a voice and a story that needs to be heard'\u003cb\u003e LIBBY PAGE\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lido\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story of every day, that is never told. Uplifting and simultaneously heart-breaking' \u003cb\u003eANSTEY HARRIS\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thought-provoking and compelling coming-of-age story, with a fearless and funny protagonist in Bess' \u003cb\u003eRICHARD ROPER\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSomething to Live For\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written. A truly honest coming-of-age story. 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