{"product_id":"9781526621795","title":"Send Nudes : By the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e**A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year**\n\u003cbr\u003e**A Granta Best of Young British Novelist**\n\u003cbr\u003e**Winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2022**\n\u003cbr\u003e**Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2022**\n\u003cbr\u003e**Shortlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2023**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSELECTED FOR STYLIST'S BOOKS YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022 - 'A MUST READ'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An exhilarating debut' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A fresh new voice in fiction, wry and sharp and raw' EMMA CLINE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I liked the warm embodiedness of Send Nudes' ZADIE SMITH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I still remember where I was when I first encountered a Saba Sams story' NICOLE FLATTERY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I fell for this stunning collection with a rare, consuming passion' MEGAN NOLAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e____________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn ten dazzling stories, Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly, yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can, while being taken possession of; succumbing to societal pressure but also orchestrating that pressure. These young women are feral yet attentive, fierce yet vulnerable, exploited yet exploitative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThreading between clubs at closing time, pub toilets, drenched music festivals and beach holidays, these unforgettable short stories deftly chart the treacherous terrain of growing up - of intense friendships, of ambivalent mothers, of uneasily blended families, and of learning to truly live in your own body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith striking wit, originality and tenderness, Send Nudes celebrates the small victories in a world that tries to claim each young woman as its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e_____________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A roiling, raw, gut-punch of a debut collection, best read in one sitting ... I sat motionless for about half an hour after reading them; I can't wait to see what she writes next' PANDORA SYKES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A seriously impressive debut. Saba Sams digs into the chaos, euphoria and menace of sexual attraction, friendship and family with bravery and wit' CHRIS POWER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN, STYLIST, VOGUE, GLAMOUR, COSMOPOLITAN, EVENING STANDARD, IRISH INDEPENDENT, AnOTHER, FOYLES, BOOKSHOP.ORG\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49840095166712,"sku":"EB_LI0700_E05-04_SYDNEY","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781526621795-1.jpg?v=1783716505","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781526621795","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}