Love Me, Love Me Not by Kirsty Capes
Love Me, Love Me Not will appeal to upmarket/crossover fiction readers, fans of coming-of-age/identity novels, novels exploring the idea of motherhood, fans of Careless. Perfect for fans of The Cactus by Sarah Haywood and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
Bess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pityingRather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist * BBC *
So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice * AMY BEASHEL *
Elegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * Jessica Moor *
I felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON *
It's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITA *
Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel
* CHARLOTTE MENDELSON *So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice * AMY BEASHEL *
Elegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * Jessica Moor *
I felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON *
It's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITA *
Kirsty Capes works in publishing and is an advocate for better representation for care-experienced people in the media. She holds a PhD from Brunel University London; her thesis investigates representations of the care experience in contemporary British fiction, and was completed under the supervision of 2019 Booker prize-winner, Bernardine Evaristo. Her first novel, Careless, was longlisted for the Women's Prize 2022. Love Me, Love Me Not is her second novel. She lives in Slough with her golden retriever, Doug.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781398700123 |
| ISBN 10 | 1398700126 |
| Title | Love Me, Love Me Not |
| Author | Kirsty Capes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2022-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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