Awards
- Long-listed for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 (UK)
- Long-listed for Women's Prize for Fiction 2018
- Short-listed for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 (UK)
- Short-listed for Women's Prize for Fiction 2018
Overview
Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.
Full Product Details
Author: Meena Kandasamy
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Edition: Main
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.20cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9781786491282
ISBN 10: 1786491281
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Explosive * Guardian * Searing * Financial Times * Scorching * Observer * Shattering * Daily Telegraph * Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist * One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen * Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly * Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers *
Explosive * Guardian * Urgent * Financial Times * Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist * One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen * Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly * Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers * This book is so so good. One of the best of the year * Nikesh Shukla *
Explosive * Guardian * Urgent * Financial Times * Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist * One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen * Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly * Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers * This book is so so good. One of the best of the year -- Nikesh Shukla
Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers * Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly * One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen * A powerful portrait of an abusive marriage... [Meena Kandasamy is] an astonishingly talented young female writer. * The Pool * Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist * Shattering * Daily Telegraph * Scorching * Observer * Searing * Financial Times * Explosive * Guardian *
Author Information
Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is a poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She has published two collections of poetry, Touch (2006) and Ms. Militancy (2010), and the critically acclaimed novel, Gypsy Goddess.
