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'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way.
Until that night . . .
Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is nothing.
And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget.
For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult.
BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.
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A brutal and shocking novel that strikes to the heart of the current debates around consent (Stylist)
Establishes Louise O'Neill as a literary tour de force (Irish Independent)
A difficult, confronting and vital read (Elle)
Heartbreakingly accurate . . . handled with both sensitivity and unflinching honesty. A compelling and brave story that deserves to be read by all (Heat)
Brilliant, harrowing (Observer)
A stunning portrait of a girl, a family and a town in trouble (Irish Examiner)
A brutal, unflinching look at the culture of slut-shaming and trial by social media. It broke my heart. (Red Magazine)
A brave and important book about rape culture, sexism and victim-blaming in modern society. (Telegraph)
O'Neill has a keen ear for the catty argot of teenage girls and her writing is razor sharp . . . unsparing and unsentimental (Independent)
Bold, brave . . . and brutal (Bookseller)
A razor-sharp look at gender issues - Glasgow Herald (Glasgow Herald)
Riveting . . . a timely, gripping and vital novel. --(Western Mail)
A nuanced and insightful commentary on the intricacies of teenage female friendship and the internal and external pressures that young women face as they reach adulthood --(Irish Mail on Sunday)
A razor-sharp look at gender issues --(Glasgow Herald)
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Establishes Louise O'Neill as a literary tour de force (Irish Independent)
A difficult, confronting and vital read (Elle)
Heartbreakingly accurate . . . handled with both sensitivity and unflinching honesty. A compelling and brave story that deserves to be read by all (Heat)
Brilliant, harrowing (Observer)
A stunning portrait of a girl, a family and a town in trouble (Irish Examiner)
A brutal, unflinching look at the culture of slut-shaming and trial by social media. It broke my heart. (Red Magazine)
A brave and important book about rape culture, sexism and victim-blaming in modern society. (Telegraph)
O'Neill has a keen ear for the catty argot of teenage girls and her writing is razor sharp . . . unsparing and unsentimental (Independent)
Bold, brave . . . and brutal (Bookseller)
A razor-sharp look at gender issues - Glasgow Herald (Glasgow Herald)
Riveting . . . a timely, gripping and vital novel. --(Western Mail)
A nuanced and insightful commentary on the intricacies of teenage female friendship and the internal and external pressures that young women face as they reach adulthood --(Irish Mail on Sunday)
A razor-sharp look at gender issues --(Glasgow Herald)
BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated. For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult.
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