little scratch

Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021

Format: Paperback
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The explosive and virtuosic debut novel by one of the most talented young authors to have emerged in recent British fiction.

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**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021**

**Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021**


**An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021**


'A
n extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency.' Guardian
'Startlingly original.' VOGUE
'Extraordinary.' New Yorker

little scratch tells the story of a day in the life of an unnamed young woman. She wakes up, goes to work. She lives a life of demarcated fridge shelves and office politics; clock-watching and WhatsApp. But underneath this routine, there's something else going on: something under her skin.

Fiercely moving and defiantly inventive, little scratch is a novel about what it means to live out the trajectory of a single day - every minute, from morning to night - consumed by trauma. Along the way, ideas about sex, violence, survival and comedy intertwine. The result is a fearless and unforgettable debut work of fiction.

'Wry, funny and heartbreaking.' Sophie Mackintosh
'little scratch is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told.' Meena Kandasamy
'Reads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion... daring and completely readable.' Colin Barrett
'little scratch is a little miracle... impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it.' Alan Trotter
'Confident and vital... little scratch is an absolute gift.' Naoise Dolan


www.rebeccawatson.co.uk

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Authors:
Rebecca Watson
Year Published:
2022
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571356591
Number of Pages:
240
Publication Date:
13/01/2022
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780571356591
Rebecca Watson is part-time Assistant Arts Editor at the Financial Times and one of the Observer's ten best debut novelists of 2021. She has been published in the TLS, Granta and the Guardian. In 2018, she was shortlisted for The White Review Short Story Prize, and in 2021, she was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize.www.rebeccawatson.co.uk
'Startlingly original.' - Vogue'Extraordinary.' - New Yorker'Wry, funny and heartbreaking.' - Sophie Mackintosh'little scratch is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told.' - Meena Kandasamy'Reads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion... daring and completely readable.' - Colin Barrett'little scratch is a little miracle... impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it.' - Alan Trotter'Confident and vital...little scratch is an absolute gift.' - Naoise Dolan

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