Somebody Loves You

Shortlisted for the 2022 Goldsmiths PrizeShortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak PrizeLonglisted for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness PrizeLonglisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott PrizeA 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 wry humour, Somebody Loves You is a moving exploration of how we choose or refuse to tell the stories that shape us.

Product details

• Authors: Mona Arshi, Arshi Mona
• Publisher: And Other Stories
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781913505165
• ISBN: 978-1-913505-16-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Humorous / Dark Humor, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general