Rebecca Watson little scratch : Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021

Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021An extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency. GuardianStartlingly original. VOGUEExtraordinary. New Yorkerlittle scratch tells the story of a day in the life of an unnamed young woman. She wakes up, goes to work. She lives a life of demarcated fridge shelves and office politics clockwatching and WhatsApp. But underneath this routine, theres something else going on something under her skin. Fiercely moving and defiantly inventive, little scratch is a novel about what it means to live out the trajectory of a single day every minute, from morning to night consumed by trauma. Along the way, ideas about sex, violence, survival and comedy intertwine. The result is a fearless and unforgettable debut work of fiction. Wry, funny and heartbreaking. Sophie Mackintoshlittle scratch is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told. Meena KandasamyReads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion... daring and completely readable. Colin Barrettlittle scratch is a little miracle... impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it. Alan TrotterConfident and vital... little scratch is an absolute gift. Naoise Dolan. rebeccawatson. co.uk | Rebecca Watson little scratch : Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021