Her Body And Other Parties

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017 n SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018 n 'Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart' Garth Greenwell n 'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable' Roxane Gay n 'A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi' New York Times n In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. n A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the mysterious green ribbon from around her neck.

A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague spreads across the earth. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery about a store's dresses. One woman's surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted house guest.

n A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite. n