'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way.
Until that night . . .
Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is nothing.
And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget.
For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult.
BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.
"'Riveting and essential'" - New York Times
"Brilliant, harrowing" - Observer
"A brutal and shocking novel that strikes to the heart of the current debates around consent" - Stylist
"'Establishes Louise O'Neill as a literary tour de force'" - Irish Independent
"A difficult, confronting and vital read" - Elle
"Heartbreakingly accurate . . . handled with both sensitivity and unflinching honesty. A compelling and brave story that deserves to be read by all" - Heat
"A stunning portrait of a girl, a family and a town in trouble" - Irish Examiner
"A brutal, unflinching look at the culture of slut-shaming and trial by social media. It broke my heart." - Red Magazine
"A brave and important book about rape culture, sexism and victim-blaming in modern society." - Telegraph
"Bold, brave . . . and brutal" - Bookseller
"O'Neill has a keen ear for the catty argot of teenage girls and her writing is razor sharp . . . unsparing and unsentimental" - Independent
"A razor-sharp look at gender issues - Glasgow Herald" - Glasgow Herald
"Riveting . . . a timely, gripping and vital novel." - Western Mail
"A nuanced and insightful commentary on the intricacies of teenage female friendship and the internal and external pressures that young women face as they reach adulthood" - Irish Mail on Sunday
"This unflinching, timely novel asks important questions about rape culture, sexism and social media abuse, tackling taboo themes with subtlety and sensitivity" - Observer
