{"product_id":"careless-the-hottest-fiction-debut-of-2021-and-the-literary-equivalent-of-gold-dust","title":"Careless: The hottest fiction debut of 2021 and ‘the literary equivalent of gold dust'!","description":"A COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK FOR 2021!\n\n'Astounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice' PANDORA SYKES\n\n'Moving and beautifully written' LIBBY PAGE\n\n'Made me laugh and cry in equal measure' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING\n\n'A book that deserves to be a huge hit' STYLIST\n\n'The literary equivalent of gold dust' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\n\n'An incredible debut novel. Kirsty Capes is one to watch' RED\n\nTHE MUST-READ DEBUT OF THE YEAR - OUT NOW!\n\n\n\nSometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks...\n\nAt 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant.\n\nShe could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless.\n\nShe should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.\n\nShe really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks.\n\nBess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions.\n\nBut this isn't a love story...\n\nPraise for Careless:\n\n'Vivid, bold and beautifully observed' ABBIE GREAVES, author of The Silent Treatment\n\n'Moving and beautifully-written - a voice and a story that needs to be heard' LIBBY PAGE, author of The Lido\n\n'A story of every day, that is never told. Uplifting and simultaneously heart-breaking' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton\n\n'A thought-provoking and compelling coming-of-age story, with a fearless and funny protagonist in Bess' RICHARD ROPER, author of Something to Live For\n\n'Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written. A truly honest coming-of-age story. I laughed, cried, squirmed and couldn't stop reading' JESSICA RYN, author of The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside\n\n'Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON, author of Daughters of Jerusalem\n\n'The literary equivalent of gold dust' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\n\n'So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice!' AMY BEASHEL, author of The Sky is Mine\n\nSuch an elegant and empathic book, with characters I feel I've known forever. A portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified' JESSICA MOOR, author of Keeper\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1398700088\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.1398700088.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Capes, Kirsty\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have some markings or highlighting. Used copies may not include access codes or Cd's. Slight bending may be present.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51620555653425,"sku":"GBV.1398700088.G","price":0.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/1398700088-0.jpg?v=1752175691","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/careless-the-hottest-fiction-debut-of-2021-and-the-literary-equivalent-of-gold-dust","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}