SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time' -- Stylist

Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.

"Explosive" - Guardian

"Searing" - Financial Times

"Scorching" - Observer

"Shattering" - Daily Telegraph

"Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time" - Stylist

"A powerful portrait of an abusive marriage... [Meena Kandasamy is] an astonishingly talented young female writer." - The Pool

"One of the most important and shocking and poetic books of 2017" - Readwomen

"Fierce and unforgettable" - Culturefly

"Brilliant... Astonishing... By far the best read of the year" - Women Writers