We Need to Talk About Kevin

Name: We Need to Talk About Kevin
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SKU: 9780008834852
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By Lionel Shriver

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ISBN: 9780008834852

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Borough Press

Audience: General / adult

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Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 496

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About the Author

Lionel Shriver's novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.

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