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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time' -- Stylist

Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.



Trade Review
Explosive * Guardian *
Searing * Financial Times *
Scorching * Observer *
Shattering * Daily Telegraph *
Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist *
A powerful portrait of an abusive marriage... [Meena Kandasamy is] an astonishingly talented young female writer. * The Pool *
One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen *
Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly *
Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers *

When I Hit You

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      Publisher: Atlantic Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2018
      ISBN13: 9781786491282, 978-1786491282
      ISBN10: 1786491281

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
      LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018

      A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
      A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
      AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
      A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

      'Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time' -- Stylist

      Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.



      Trade Review
      Explosive * Guardian *
      Searing * Financial Times *
      Scorching * Observer *
      Shattering * Daily Telegraph *
      Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time * Stylist *
      A powerful portrait of an abusive marriage... [Meena Kandasamy is] an astonishingly talented young female writer. * The Pool *
      One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 * Readwomen *
      Fierce and unforgettable * Culturefly *
      Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year * Women Writers *

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