‚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
ISBN: 978-1-5291-1499-7
