little scratch

"An experimental novel that reveals one young woman's every thought over the course of twenty-four hours"-- She wakes up, goes to work. Watches the clock and checks her phone. But underneath this monotony there's something else going on: something under her skin. The narrator becomes increasingly anxious as the day moves on: Is she overusing the heart emoji? Isn't drinking eight glasses of water a day supposed to fix everything? Why is the etiquette of the women's bathroom so fraught? How does she define rape? And why can't she stop scratching? -- adapted from jacket

Prize history

• Goldsmiths Prize

  2021

  Shortlist