When I Hit You: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 - Hardcover

Meena Kandasamy

4.09

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9781786491268: When I Hit You: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786491265 ISBN 13: 9781786491268

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2017

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LONGLISTED 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' – Stylistt

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.

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Review:

Probably one of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017 Source: Readwomen

Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time Source: Stylist

Fierce and unforgettable Source: Culturefly

Searing... I read it in a single sitting Source: Fatima Bhutto

Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year Source: Women Writers

This book is so so good. One of the best of the year Author: Nikesh Shukla

Such raw, lyrical reading Source: RTE Arena

A brilliant but brutal punch to the guts Author: Monisha Rajesh

Urgent... It's beating heart is a universally recognised quest for freedom and meaning in a world where women are still shockingly undervalued Source: Financial Times

Heartbreaking... It isn't an easy read, but it is an important one Source: The F-Word

From the Author:

Meena Kandasamy (born 1984) is a poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She has published two collections of poetry, Touch (2006) and Ms. Militancy (2010), and the critically acclaimed novel, Gypsy Goddess. She currently lives in East London.

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