'Patricia Lockwood is the voice of a generation' Namita Gokhale

'A masterpiece' Guardian

'I really admire and love this book' Sally Rooney

'An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster' Daily Mail

'I can't remember the last time I laughed so much reading a book' David Sedaris

'A rare wonder . . . I was left in bits' Douglas Stuart





* WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2022 *

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 *

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 *

* A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK *



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This is a story about a life lived in two halves.



It's about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen.



It's about living in world that contains both an abundance of proof that there is goodness, empathy, and justice in the universe, and a deluge of evidence to the contrary.



It's a meditation on love, language and human connection from one of the most original voices of our time.



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'An utterly distinctive mixture of depth, dazzling linguistic richness, anarchic wit and raw emotional candour' Rowan Williams



A 2021 Book of the Year: Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, New Statesman, Red, Observer, Independent, Daily Telegraph