Peach

An immensely talented young writer' George Saunders Slip the pin through the skin. Start stitching. It doesn't sting. It does bleed. White thread turns red. Red string. Going in. Going out. I pull. Tug. Tug the pin. In. Out. Out. Out. Blackout. Something has happened to Peach. It hurts to walk but she staggers home to parents that don't seem to notice. They can't keep their hands off each other and, besides, they have a new infant, sweet and wobbly as a jelly baby. Peach must patch herself up alone so she can go to college and see her boyfriend, Green. But sleeping is hard when she is haunted by the gaping memory of a mouth, and working is hard when burning sausage fat fills her nostrils, and eating is impossible when her stomach is swollen tight as a drum. In this dazzling debut, Emma Glass articulates the unspeakable with breath-taking clarity and verve. Intensely physical, with... _______________ SELECTED BY THE INDEPENDENT AND THE OBSERVER AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 _______________ 'An immensely talented young writer ... Her fearlessness renews one's faith in the power of literature ' - George Saunders, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize 'Poetic' - Independent ' The language is scintillating, the emotional heft remarkable' - Observer 'Daring' - Sunday Times 'Ferocious, startling, all-consuming' - Daisy Johnson, author of Fen _______________ Peach is a teenage girl like any other. She has college, and her friends, and her parents and the new baby, and her gorgeous boyfriend Green. She has her friend Sandy, and Sid the cat, and homework to do. But something has happened – something unspeakable – and her world has become unfamiliar, fractured into strange textures and patterns. Reeling through her refracted universe, Peach knows that the people she loves are in danger, real danger. If she is not to be swallowed whole, Peach must summon all her courage and dig deep into something nameless and strange that lies within her. _______________ 'Powerfully felt, sinister, vivid' - Literary Review 'This is a book to be devoured in a single sitting. Glass is an exciting new author to know' - Vogue 'An impressive achievement' - Big Issue 'an Immensely Talented Young Writer ... Her Fearlessness Renews One's Faith In The Power Of Literature' George Saunders, Author Of Lincoln In He Bardo, Winner Of The 2017 Man Booker Prize Something Has Happened To Peach. It Hurts To Walk But She Staggers Home To Parents That Don't Seem To Notice. They Can't Keep Their Hands Off Each Other And, Besides, They Have A New Infant, Sweet And Wobbly As A Jelly Baby. Peach Must Patch Herself Up Alone So She Can Go To College And See Her Boyfriend, Green. But Sleeping Is Hard When She Is Haunted By The Gaping Memory Of A Mouth, And Working Is Hard When Burning Sausage Fat Fills Her Nostrils, And Eating Is Impossible When Her Stomach Is Swollen Tight As A Drum. In This Dazzling Debut, Emma Glass Articulates The Unspeakable With Breath-taking Clarity And Verve. Intensely Physical, With Rhythmic, Visceral Prose, Peach Marks The Arrival Of A Visionary New Voice. Something has happened to Peach. Staggering around the town streets in the aftermath of an assault, Peach feels a trickle of blood down her legs, a lingering smell of her anonymous attacker on her skin. It hurts to walk, but she manages to make her way to her home, where she stumbles into another oddly nightmarish reality: Her parents can't seem to comprehend that anything has happened to their daughter.