Claire-Louise Bennett

The thrilling, furious and stunningly original debut novel about womanhood, art, and life, from the blazing new star in contemporary literature, for fans of Eimear McBride, Ali Smith, and Deborah Levy. 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...

The things that hold life in place have been lifted off and put away. Uprooted by circumstance from city to deep countryside, a woman lives in temporary limbo, visited by memories of all she's left behind. The most insistent are those of Xavier, who has always been certain he knows her better than anyone, better than she knows herself. Xavier,...