Careless
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3 Months Free
Careless
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Narrated by:
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Amber Gadd
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By:
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Kirsty Capes
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!
A Cosmopolitan, BBC, Stylist, Daily Mail, Good Housekeeping and Guardian Best Book Pick for 2021!
Sometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks....
At 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant.
She could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless.
She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.
She really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks.
Bess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions.
But this isn't a love story....
©2021 Kirsty Capes (P)2021 Orion Publishing GroupCritic Reviews
"The literary equivalent of gold dust." (Benjamin Zephaniah)
'Astounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice." (Pandora Sykes)
"Moving and beautifully written." (Libby Page)
"Made me laugh and cry in equal measure." (Good Housekeeping)
but as her story unfolded it made more sense and i understood that while for me, it didn't make sense, it made perfect sense for bess. and i realised that we all have to make our own way through life. i think I'm more like eesh and speak my mind but I've learned through the book that the world is filled with lots of people like bess and they need their journey respected and heard.
in summary - perceiver with Bess and a beautiful story will happen before your eyes
i really struggled with this book.
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