Asking For It

O'Neill, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848664176 ISBN 13: 9781848664173

Publisher: riverrun, 2015

'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian

In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way.

Until that night . . .

Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is nothing.

And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget.

BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.

Review:

'Riveting and essential' (New York Times)

Brilliant, harrowing (Observer)

A brutal and shocking novel that strikes to the heart of the current debates around consent (Stylist)

'Establishes Louise O'Neill as a literary tour de force' (Irish Independent)

A difficult, confronting and vital read (Elle)

Heartbreakingly accurate . . . handled with both sensitivity and unflinching honesty. A compelling and brave story that deserves to be read by all (Heat)

A stunning portrait of a girl, a family and a town in trouble (Irish Examiner)

A brutal, unflinching look at the culture of slut-shaming and trial by social media. It broke my heart. (Red Magazine)

A brave and important book about rape culture, sexism and victim-blaming in modern society. (Telegraph)

Bold, brave . . . and brutal (Bookseller)

Book Description:

BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated. For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult.