{"product_id":"careless","title":"Careless","description":"Product Description\n\n\nA COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK FOR 2021!'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'A book that deserves to be a huge hit' STYLIST'The literary equivalent of gold dust' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'An incredible debut novel. Kirsty Capes is one to watch' RED'A powerful coming-of-age debut' MARIE CLAIRE'Vigorous and insightful' DAILY MAILTHE MUST-READ DEBUT OF THE YEAR - OUT NOW!\nSometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks...\n\nAt 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant.\n\n She could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless.\n\n She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.\n\n She really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks.\n\n Bess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions.\n\n\n But this isn't a love story...\n\n\n\nPraise for Careless:\n\n'Vivid, bold and beautifully observed'\nABBIE GREAVES, author of\nThe Silent Treatment\n\n'Moving and beautifully-written - a voice and a story that needs to be heard'\n LIBBY PAGE, author of\nThe Lido\n\n'A story of every day, that is never told. Uplifting and simultaneously heart-breaking'\nANSTEY HARRIS, author of\nThe Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton\n\n'A thought-provoking and compelling coming-of-age story, with a fearless and funny protagonist in Bess'\nRICHARD ROPER, author of\nSomething to Live For\n\n\n'Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written. A truly honest coming-of-age story. I laughed, cried, squirmed and couldn't stop reading'\nJESSICA RYN, author of\nThe Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside\n\n'Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel'\nCHARLOTTE MENDELSON, author of\nDaughters of Jerusalem\n\n'The literary equivalent of gold dust'\nBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\n\n'So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice!'\nAMY BEASHEL, author of\nThe Sky is Mine\n\nSuch an elegant and empathic book, with characters I feel I've known forever. A portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified'\nJESSICA MOOR, author of\nKeeper\n\n\n\nReview\n\n\nThe literary equivalent of gold dust ―\nBENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\n\nI am so proud of my super-talented former student, Kirsty Capes. I'm so impressed with how her writing has flourished with the cracking characters and energetic prose of her fantastic debut novel ―\nBERNARDINE EVARISTO\n\nMoving and beautifully-written ―\nLIBBY PAGE\n\nVivid, bold and beautifully observed ―\nABBIE GREAVES\n\nA story of every day, that is never told ―\nANSTEY HARRIS\n\nReal, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written ―\nJESSICA RYN\n\nHeroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel ―\nCHARLOTTE MENDELSON\n\nSo good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice! ―\nAMY BEASHEL\n\nElegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified ―\nJESSICA MOOR\n\nI felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in ―\nJENDELLA BENSON\n\nIt's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book ―\nCOSMOPOLITAN\n\n\nCareless stands out, a coming-of-age novel that draw's on the author's own experience of growing up in care ―\nDAILY MAIL\n\nWith a funny and flawed heroine, this is a book that deserves to be a huge hit ―\nSTYLIST\n\nBess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pitying. Rather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist ―\nBBC\n\n\nBook Description\n\n\nSearing, poignant, insightful and achingly funny,\nCareless is an upmarket coming-of-age novel like no other, celebrating female friendship and the enduring hope to follow our dreams against all odds. Perfect for fans of\nQueenie by Candice Carty-Williams,\nNormal People by Sally Rooney and\nEve","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40118370271317,"sku":"9781398700086N","price":7.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/17575471-2ec0-4730-8356-eff04e4e0f9d.jpg?v=1654869315","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/careless","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}