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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
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Checkout 19, Claire-Louise Bennett
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Checkout 19
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Claire-Louise Bennett
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1529114993
- ISBN13
- 9781529114997
- Series
- Rating
- 3.1 out of 5
- Description
- 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