Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise BennettCheckout 19 is a deeply felt, original and devastatingly moving novel from the astonishingly accomplished author of Pond. It follows a young woman who finds herself in love, in conflict with life and death, and in a life made of books, where the act of turning the page is a way of carrying on living. Fearlessly inventive in its form, merging linguistic ingenuity and a searing emotional depth, this book explores class, the notion of freedom,

' Guy Gunaratne

It's why the very youngest of children will love this cute home-themed book - and want to read it again and again

sharp-eyed

searching for - and finally finding - some redemption

Tori Amos has been one of the music industry's most enduring and ingenious artists

Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland

Spot illustrations throughout from Frances Castle

and made their own destiny

A memoir about the author's discovery of education

And it serves as a doorway into parts of Little Dog’s life his mother has never known – episodes of bewilderment

So they tip-toe very slowly

self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL THE INTIMATE