Description
| Product ID: | 9781529114997 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Checkout 19 |
| Subtitle: | ‘A book to shake the world anew’ Sebastian Barry |
| Authors: | Author: Claire-Louise Bennett |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-07-28 |