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A GUARDIAN SUMMER READING PICK
'One of the best books you will read all year' ELIZABETH DAY
'Brilliant. What a writer' NIGELLA LAWSON
'Incredibly funny' CAITLIN MORAN
'Wonderful' GILLIAN ANDERSON
'This year's Sorrow…
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1 author picked Green Dot as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This could be a polarizing book, but if you’ve picked this recommendation list from all the others and have gotten this far, there’s a good chance you’re also into books about young women making questionable choices. The protagonist, Hera, is starting a relationship with her older colleague at her workplace, where she’s an online comment moderator.
The story is written from Hera’s point of view, who has a sense of ironic self-awareness but is also desperate to feel something, which is probably what leads her into a course of action she knows is going to bite her in the arse,…
From Lil's list on young women who are unorthodox but interesting.
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