Somebody Loves You

By Mona Arshi and Alexandria House

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize

Shortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak Prize

Longlisted for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize

Longlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize

A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would ever come out again.

Ruby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn't always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes, until, one day, she doesn't. Silence becomes Ruby's refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother's mental illness and a pressurized suburban atmosphere.

Plangent, deft, and sparkling with humour, Somebody Loves You is the fiction debut from Forward Prize-winning poet Mona Arshi, and a moving exploration of how we choose or refuse to tell the stories that shape us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1913505162
• ISBN13: 9781913505165
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: And Other Stories
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"