Checkout 19 Av Claire-Louise Bennett

<p><b>A <i>New York Times</i> 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection <br><br>''Extraordinary . . . radiant'' <i>Sunday Times</i><br>''An existential tour-de-force'' Eimear McBride<br>''Elatingly risky'' <i>Guardian </i><br><br><i>''We read in order to come to life.''</i></b><br><br>With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers'' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature.<br><br>Fusing fantasy with lived experience, <i>Checkout 19 </i>is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings.<br><br><b>* A ''Books of 2021'' pick in the <i>Guardian</i>, <i>Daily Mail</i>, <i>Daily Telegraph</i>, <i>Irish Times Culture</i> and <i>New Statesman</i> *</b><br><br><b>''This is her new book to shake the world anew'' Sebastian Barry</b><br><br><b