This Immaculate Body by Emma Van Straaten
A creeping novel from the winner of the inaugural Women's Prize Discoveries Award - perfect for fans of Sheena Patel, Eliza Clark and Ottessa Moshfegh
Stirring to its very core, This Immaculate Body enthrals beyond measureIt bleeds, burns and beguiles, and asks you, dear reader, to give in to obsession. Truly, a religious experience -- Lucy Rose
Safe to say this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was addictive, unsettling, and propulsive, I was hooked after the first page. I will be recommending to everybody when it's out in February! -- Chloe Michelle Howarth
When it comes to love, we've all got the odd horror story. But Alice loves harder than most. She's dangerous, vulnerable, devious, hilarious, and she pushes our sympathy to breaking point. I loved every minute of her unsettling company * Kate van der Borgh *
Truly fascinating and compulsive - transgressive with an ending that gave me whiplash. Emma's writing is gorgeous - rich and delicious and evocative even when uncomfortable. I found myself drawn to and repelled by Alice in equal measure, I couldn't tear my eyes away . . . an accomplished and visceral debut. I'm slightly concerned about how decisively Alice crawled into my head and has stayed there since I finished reading -- Kirsty Capes
An addictive deep-dive into the dark, throbbing heart of obsessive desire. Baby Reindeer meets Convenience Store Woman -- Kirsty Logan
Safe to say this is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was addictive, unsettling, and propulsive, I was hooked after the first page. I will be recommending to everybody when it's out in February! -- Chloe Michelle Howarth
When it comes to love, we've all got the odd horror story. But Alice loves harder than most. She's dangerous, vulnerable, devious, hilarious, and she pushes our sympathy to breaking point. I loved every minute of her unsettling company * Kate van der Borgh *
Truly fascinating and compulsive - transgressive with an ending that gave me whiplash. Emma's writing is gorgeous - rich and delicious and evocative even when uncomfortable. I found myself drawn to and repelled by Alice in equal measure, I couldn't tear my eyes away . . . an accomplished and visceral debut. I'm slightly concerned about how decisively Alice crawled into my head and has stayed there since I finished reading -- Kirsty Capes
An addictive deep-dive into the dark, throbbing heart of obsessive desire. Baby Reindeer meets Convenience Store Woman -- Kirsty Logan
Emma van Straaten is a writer of British-Mauritian heritage living in London with her husband and two daughters. Born in Lewisham, she grew up on the Sussex coast, headed north to Durham to study English Literature, and is now happily surrounded by books working at The London Library. In 2021, days after her first daughter was born, she won the inaugural Women's Prize Discoveries Award with an early partial draft of This Immaculate Body and has been writing whenever she can, ever since.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349127309 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349127301 |
| Title | This Immaculate Body |
| Author | Emma Van Straaten |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2025-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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