The Night Alphabet the electrifying debut novel from the awardwinning poet

<B>A <I>Guardian </I>Book of the Year 2024</B><BR><B>''A glorious jewel of a novel''</B><B>Sophie Ward</B><BR><B>''Exhilarating, profoundly beautiful and exquisitely written''</B><B>Salena Godden</B><BR>''<B>A mesmerising debut from one of the most talented literary stylists writing today''</B><B><I>The Bookseller</I></B><BR><B><I>''</I>H</B><B>ugely imaginative''</B><B><I>Marie Claire</I> (Best New Books, 2024)</B><BR><B>''It''s hard to think of many books more restlessly inventive'' <I>Guardian </I>(Book of the Day)<BR><BR></B><B>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</B><BR><B>Hackney, 2233:</B> a woman walks into a tattoo parlour. Jones'' body is covered in tattoos but she wants to add one final inking to her gallery - a thin line of ink that connects the haunting images of her body art together, creating a unique and mysterious map.<BR><BR>As the two tattoo artists set to work, Jones tells them the story behind each tattoo. As Jones is no ordinary woman, these are no ordinary stories: each one represents a doorway to a life Jones fell into, a ''remembering''.<BR><BR><B>Set across geographies and time-spans, <I>The Night Alphabet</I> is a deep and bold investigation into violence, resilience and women''s stories.</B>