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An Unremarkable Body: A stunning literary debut with a twist

***Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018***EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST`An intriguing tale of love and loss . . . written with verve and delivers an amazing twist` Sunday Mirror`A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood` The Pool `This novel pulls you in and will have you racing to reach the end` Good Housekeeping When Katharine is found dead at the foot of her stairs, it is the mystery of her life that consumes her daughter, Laura. The medical examiner`s report, in which precious parts of Katharine`s body are weighed and categorised, motivates Laura to write her own version of events. But as she delves deeper into Katharine`s past, she is forced to confront a new version of the woman she knew only as her mother. A woman silenced by her own mother and wronged by her husband. A woman who lived in the shadows but whose secrets are now coming to light. *** Includes an extract from Elisa Lodato`s second novel The Necessary Marriage.*** `An incredibly moving story of maternal love, sacrifice, and how little we know those closest to us` Chloe Mayer, author of The Boy Made of Snow`Extraordinarily sensuous storytelling that makes the reader`s heart ache in sympathy` Observer`Spare, confident and affecting. A compelling read` Joanna Barnard, author of Precocious

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