{"product_id":"slug-9780349726366","title":"Slug","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling collection of poetry and prose from the Ted Hughes Award winning author of \u003ci\u003eNobody Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiercing poetry . . . This is exactly what we all need. The inimitable words of poet\/goddess \u003cb\u003eHollie McNish once again holds up honest, damn funny and refreshing takes on the everydayness of our lives: the social demands, sex and orgasms, our bodies, judgement from friends (and ourselves)\u003c\/b\u003e. Never have we needed her more -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intoxicating mixture of poetry and prose, [\u003ci\u003eSlug\u003c\/i\u003e] is a taboo-busting \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e . . . McNish's poems are \u003cb\u003edirect, comic, tragic, warm, thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e and often come with a sting in the tale, but her prose also flows off the page like red wine freely swilled with friends on a night out, or in . . . McNish effortlessly navigates the bitter and sweet throughout . . . There is an articulate approachability to all her writing . . . She is clear-sighted on why we need to talk about menstruation, masturbation and all sorts of gender and race inequalities, normalising these normal topics . . . \u003cb\u003eMcNish is eminently readable and relatable because she is both fallible and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e -- Fiona Shepherd * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eI love Hollie's poems. There is such \u003cb\u003eraw honesty and warmth and often humour\u003c\/b\u003e within them. \u003cb\u003eShe is one of the best poets we have\u003c\/b\u003e -- Matt Haig\u003cbr\u003eMcNish has a striking capacity for intimacy in places least expected. There are no tricks in her work, except like all the best magicians and wordsmiths, I can see what she's doing but not how she did it. \u003cb\u003eThe poetry world needs a Tracey Emin like the art world did. It's Hollie McNish\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lemn Sissay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one blends honesty, humour and humanity quite like poet and author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollie McNish\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Mixing prose and poetry, it's an insight into McNish's mind, spanning topics from motherhood to masturbation. We love this reminder to stuff our lives full of joy while we can; \u003cb\u003ea tribute to life itself\u003c\/b\u003e * Red Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, true, loving and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elethal\u003c\/b\u003e, Hollie McNish's new collection \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlug\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea total joy\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eAs I read every few pages of Hollie McNish's delightful new book, I was smiling, teeth out . . . . \u003ci\u003eSlug \u003c\/i\u003eis a sparkling mix of memoir, poetry, essays and short stories . . . \u003cb\u003eReading her feels like the relief you get when somebody else hears your most private worries and says: me too. \u003c\/b\u003eShe backs it all up with science, intimate confessions and wicked one-liners -- Helen Brown * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI've loved her work for years\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jo Brand\u003cbr\u003eA new collection from the \u003cb\u003eexciting and divisive\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Hughes Award winning poet and author of \u003ci\u003eNobody Told \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMe\u003c\/i\u003e. This time \u003cb\u003eshe's tackling birth, death and female body parts with her characteristic confrontational gaze\u003c\/b\u003e -- Claire Allfree * Metro (Ten gripping books to look out for in 2021) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor everyday pick-me-ups, rages, frustrations, joy and belly laughs, Hollie McNish's books of poetry and essays are best kept on your bedside table to break open as required\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Laugh-out-loud funny - keep it close * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloriously earthy and accessible\u003c\/b\u003e, McNish's mash-up of prose and poetry covers the modern female condition with \u003cb\u003elashings of wit, intelligence and irreverent wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e * Waterstones (blog) *\u003cbr\u003eHollie is a total wordsmith. \u003cb\u003eShe makes me howl with laughter one moment and burst into tears the next\u003c\/b\u003e -- Paapa Essiedu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGorgeous fingering poems\u003c\/b\u003e -- Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl and The Wrong Knickers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollie always articulates exactly how I feel\u003c\/b\u003e, like she lives in my head -- Charly Cox, author of Validate Me and She Must Be Mad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonest and insightful\u003c\/b\u003e, hilarious and impudent. We could all do with paying attention to what McNish tells us through her writing, where she directs our attention and the worlds she opens -- Anthony Anaxagorou, author of After the Formalities\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlug \u003c\/i\u003ecovers so much - motherhood, gender, lockdown, loss, sex and a multitude of other topics - and yet Hollie McNish explores each with such care, nuance and wit. \u003cb\u003eHugely moving, very funny, this is an irreverent, uplifting and sharp collection of prose, poetry and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e -- Anna James, former editor at The Bookseller and author of the Pages \u0026amp; Co series\u003cbr\u003eFrom the defiant title to the irreverent, incisive and transgressive poetry within, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlug\u003c\/i\u003e is an encyclopedia for negotiating twenty-first century living\u003c\/b\u003e. McNish's work is a constant challenge to sexism, racism, intolerance and bigotry, each piece delivered with the swag of a girl queuing up outside the Headteacher's office. Whatever the subject, the result is warm, often hilarious and sometimes furious. \u003cb\u003eNo other contemporary UK writer addresses the needs of women and mothers more directly and consistently than McNish. Her voice is relevant, vibrant and defiant.\u003c\/b\u003e She just blew smoke in your face -- Joelle Taylor, poet, playwright and author\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlug\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea great call to arms for women and their bodies\u003c\/b\u003e -- Athena Lamnisos, CEO of Eve Appeal charity\u003cbr\u003eReading this book is like sharing secrets with your best friend. It's funny, it's sometimes salacious, it's honest, at times heart-breaking, angry and most of all deeply human * Doula Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWithin the first six pages I had phoned my dad to tell him I love him and had a crying fit about how much I miss my gran, so well done I say -- Shappi Khorsandi\u003cbr\u003eI can't take my ears off her -- Benjamin Zephaniah\u003cbr\u003eMakes so many of us feel seen . . . [Hollie] quickly breaks the heart and then heals it, before you have time to even take a breath -- Kara Scott, TV personality, journalist and poker player","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864465650007,"sku":"9780349726366","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349726366.jpg?v=1722272078","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/slug-9780349726366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}