Armadillos
'P.K. Lynch can tell a story deep as a wound' Jeanette Winterson
by P. K. Lynch
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Pub Date 1 Apr 2016 | Archive Date 14 Jun 2016
Description
Shortlisted for the Amazon Rising Star Award
Longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016
'P.K. Lynch can tell a story deep as a wound… Read this one' Jeanette Winterson
Aggie is fifteen-year-old girl, a 'sub' from a 'sub' family, one of Texas' downtrodden. Her father and brother enact that 'sub'-ness on her, week in, week out. She has only the vaguest notion that there is something wrong with the abuse she endures and instead dreams of the outside world.
And then one day, Aggie walks out, and like the armadillos that flourish in Texas' barren landscape, she is a survivor...
In her escape, she gravitates to those who are just as maltreated as her. They offer Aggie the sense of family, albeit a thoroughly dysfunctional one, that she's been searching for. But when she gets embroiled in a crisis involving stolen money, Aggie soon realises there are some problems you can't run away from.
Advance Praise
'PK Lynch can tell a story deep as a wound... Read this one.' Jeanette Winterson
‘This is a debut that blazes like the Texas sky.’ Joshua Mohr, Author
‘… A raw, uneasy and beautiful read.’ EK Reeder, Author
‘… A brilliant first novel: pacy and un-put-downable. Reminding me of Catcher in the Rye, I wouldn't be surprised if it met with similar acclaim.’ Vicky Feaver, Poet
‘Armadillos, as the name suggests, has a tough, often shocking, carapace of violence and exploitation but at its core, through its complex and compelling characters, there is revealed a plangent melancholy and a warm beating heart.’ Laura Marney, Author
‘A truly stunning debut’ Matt Bendoris, Scottish Sun
‘Filled with emotional chemistry… the prose is beautiful but the drama harrowing which Lynch presents compellingly.‘ Ruby McCann, Scottish Writers’ Centre Chair
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781785079603 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
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