‘Raw, intense and absorbing.’ Matt Haig ‘As tender and funny
as it is painful.’ TLS ‘I didn’t give my hands much thought
before they turned against me. … They have been chipping away at
my life, slowly, slowly, in a way I could never have predicted.’
Lauren Brown is anxious. And when she feels worried, she picks at
her skin. Secretly, quietly, but increasingly compulsively, her
skin-picking begins to affect her day-to-day life until she
realizes she must unravel the reasons behind it. This sparkling
memoir follows the thread of Lauren’s anxiety – tangled and
frayed – back to its source. Written with rare wit and insight,
it is an attempt to redirect the anxiety that’s pooled in her
fingertips for as long as she can remember, released in odd bursts
in caravan parks, on European holidays, at GP surgeries and on the
wind-stung north-east coast. It is a moving and joyful exploration
of obsession, forgiveness, stigma and healing, and a true love-song
to the north. Thoughtful, unsparing and at times darkly comic,
Hands is the masterful debut of a luminous new talent.
General
Imprint: |
Harper North
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Lauren Brown
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-846579-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-00-846579-7 |
Barcode: |
9780008465797 |
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