{"product_id":"careless-9781398700109","title":"Careless","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Longlisted for the Women''s Prize for Fiction 2022!**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK PICK!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eAstounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Moving and beautifully written''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBBY PAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''A rare new talent''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eA book that deserves to be a huge hit\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''The literary equivalent of gold dust''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes it''s easy to fall between the cracks...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she''s pregnant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  She could tell her social worker Henry, but he''s useless. \u003cbr\u003eShe should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won''t understand.\u003cbr\u003eShe really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn''t spoken to him in weeks. \u003cbr\u003eBess knows more than anyone that love does\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe literary equivalent of gold dust * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH *\u003cbr\u003eI am so proud of my super-talented former student, Kirsty Capes. I'm so impressed with how her writing has flourished with the cracking characters and energetic prose of her fantastic debut novel * BERNARDINE EVARISTO *\u003cbr\u003eMoving and beautifully-written * LIBBY PAGE *\u003cbr\u003eVivid, bold and beautifully observed * ABBIE GREAVES *\u003cbr\u003eA story of every day, that is never told * ANSTEY HARRIS *\u003cbr\u003eReal, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written * JESSICA RYN *\u003cbr\u003eHeroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel * CHARLOTTE MENDELSON *\u003cbr\u003eSo good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice! * AMY BEASHEL *\u003cbr\u003eElegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * JESSICA MOOR *\u003cbr\u003eI felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON *\u003cbr\u003eIt's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITAN *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCareless\u003c\/i\u003e stands out, a coming-of-age novel that draw's on the author's own experience of growing up in care * DAILY MAIL *\u003cbr\u003eWith a funny and flawed heroine, this is a book that deserves to be a huge hit * STYLIST *\u003cbr\u003eBess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pitying. Rather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist * BBC *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836728492375,"sku":"9781398700109","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781398700109.jpg?v=1710381582","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/careless-9781398700109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}