little scratch: Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021

The explosive and virtuosic debut novel by one of the most talented young authors to have emerged in recent British fiction.

**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021**

**Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021**

**An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021**

''An extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency.'' Guardian
''Startlingly original.'' VOGUE
''Extraordinary.'' New Yorker

little 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; clock-watching and WhatsApp. But underneath this routine, there''s 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 Mackintosh
''little scratch is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told.'' Meena Kandasamy
''Reads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion... daring and completely readable.'' Colin Barrett
''little scratch is a little miracle... impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it.'' Alan Trotter
''Confident and vital... little scratch is an absolute gift.'' Naoise Dolan

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• | Author: Rebecca Watson
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Jan 13, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780571356591
• | ISBN-10: 0571356591