When I Hit You Av Meena Kandasamy

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018</b><br> <b>LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018</b><br> <b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018</b><br><br> <b>A <i>GUARDIAN </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR<br> A <i>DAILY TELEGRAPH </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br> <b>AN <i>OBSERVER </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br> <b>A <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i> BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><br><b>''Courageous and brave and disturbing and will stay with you for a long time'' -- <i>Stylist</i></b><br><br>Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about battering her into obedience and as her family pressures her to stay in the marriage, she swears to fight back - a resistance that will either kill her or set her free.</p>