Salt Slow by Julia Armstrong

Salt Slow by Julia Armstrong'Wickedly clever prose and a sense of humour that seems to loom up like a character in itself' M John Harrison, Guardian In her brilliantly inventive and haunting debut collection of stories, Julia Armfield explores the body, mapping the skin and bones of her characters through their experiences of isolation, obsession, love and revenge. Teenagers develop ungodly appetites, a city becomes insomniac overnight, and bodies are diligently picked apart to

but they are produced at a high personal cost

who always loved Miwako

Elif Shafak

each decision

'Bernardine Evaristo is one of Britain's best writers

The Bird's Nest

winner of the Irish Book Award Non Fiction Book of the Year 2019

wisest storyteller' Richard Osman'A towering writer' Margaret Atwood'A literary giant' Stephen King

I’ve been getting into trouble for as long I can remember

They are driving home from the search party when they see her

Dima fled war and torture in Syria

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