Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023
Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2023
In ten dazzling stories,Saba Sams dives into the world of girlhood and immerses us in its contradictions and complexities: growing up too quickly,yet not quickly enough; taking possession of what one can,while being taken possession of; succumbing to societal pressure but also orchestrating that pressure. These young women are feral yet attentive,fierce yet vulnerable,exploited yet exploitative.
Threading between clubs at closing time,pub toilets,drenched music festivals and beach holidays,these unforgettable short stories deftly chart the treacherous terrain of growing up - of intense friendships,of ambivalent mothers,of uneasily blended families,and of learning to truly live in your own body. With striking wit,originality and tenderness,Send Nudes celebrates the small victories in a world that tries to claim each young woman as its own.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526621795Number of pages: 224Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'Saba Sams is a fresh new voice in fiction,wry and sharp and raw.'- Emma Cline
'Saba Sams's unsettling,full-throated Send Nudes captures girls and young women on the brink of change.'- The Guardian
Saba Sams
Saba Sams is a London-based writer of award-winning short fiction and the author of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlisted Send Nudes. In 2023,she was selected as one of the Granta Best of Young British Novelists.
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