Emily Critchley is celebrated for her insightful explorations of family dynamics and the complexities of identity. Her writing is characterized by a sharp, observant style that captures the nuances of human relationships with both tenderness and unflinching honesty. Critchley delves into the emotional landscapes of her characters, revealing the universal truths found within their personal journeys. Her narrative voice is distinct, offering readers a profound and resonant literary experience.
Lou's world is changing, breaking down. Dad is having an affair, Mum has 'an episode', nan is communicating with angels, her friend Faith discovers Nietzsche and Fleetwoood Mac, then Mikey disappears. Family isn't a word, it's a game with too many players.
A story of a a young girl's abusive relationship with an older man. Eleanor is perceptive funny and warm but she is no match for Scott.
The captivating 1930s-set mystery of family secrets, lies and the darkest deception
Driven by an intense desire to belong, the protagonist is willing to go to great lengths to integrate into a new world. As she navigates challenges and sacrifices, her determination reveals the complexities of identity and acceptance. The story explores themes of ambition, loyalty, and the lengths one will go to fit in, offering a gripping narrative that highlights the struggle between personal integrity and the desire for connection.
Home, the latest collection from writer Emily Critchley, is part experimental confession, part elegiac plea. It is an exploration of the damage done by, in and to many different manifestations of 'home', with poetry about child abuse, wrongful imprisonment, #MeToo, borders, Brexit, 'our lost biophilia' and global warming, among other issues. It is also an attempt to work through the pieces of a broken family, a broken society and a broken planet, with whatever limited tools the poet can summon. Whatever shards of hope may be picked out of the wreckage are in the understanding that we must be capable of doing more than we think - as individuals and collectively - to write a different future for ourselves and those with whom we share, indeed create, 'home'. The collection dreams of a new 'binding ground' - something stabler beneath all our feet, and that a turning point, a 'being otherwise' may be under way.
For children seeking their first book of poetry, or adults looking to rediscover a language they have lost, this playful reimagining of an ABC book is for youngsters of all ages. Written for and dedicated to the authors' children, these poems are love letters to the English language, drawing on avant-garde poetic traditions to celebrate the sounds and imagery of letters and words as they emerge into meaning. Moving through the alphabet - each letter illustrated with a beautiful collage - this book is a journey through the foundations of our language.
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Ten Thousand Things is about motherhood. Also it is about the equipmentality of woman in/to society in general. It is about parenting as labour; poetry as labour; labour as poetry; poetry as thought; thinking as poetry; protest as labour; poetry as protest; and our perennially changing, perennially stuck hereditary lines. It is for warrior-women. It is for girly-men. It is for all persons, animals, plants in between. It is about love. It is about fear. It is about doubt. It is about hope. It is against misogyny, even of the well-meaning kind that tells people how to be in the short term or when to sacrifice themselves for everybody else's good. It is against the mythopoesis of mother as stand-in for all creation, and also, of course, it carefully recognizes this careless summary. It is against purity and divisive lines. It is against destruction - of any persons or animals or plants on this planet, which also happens to be the home that sustains us. Duh! It wishes that in the future there would be other ways of loving, living, pro-/creating and dying. It hopes humans might find out what these are before it's too late.
A captivating mystery perfect for fans of The List of Suspicious Things and Elizabeth is Missing. On a suburban street filled with secrets, 84 year old Edie Green must look back into the past to discover what happened to her friend Lucy, who went missing years before .
Emily Critchley's poetry blends popular culture with a street-wise feminist critique, creating a unique and engaging form of public poetry. It balances combativeness and intellect with an upbeat approach, allowing for both pleasure and critique without falling into pretentiousness or commercialism. A notable aspect is her exploration of self-dialogue, where themes of love, politics, art, and academia are examined through a lens of personal reflection and public interaction, showcasing a dynamic relationship between the self and the broader societal context.