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Weak Teeth
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Weak Teeth
A warm and witty exploration of our hidden vulnerabilities
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About the Ebook
'A warm and witty exploration of our hidden vulnerabilities' - Catherine Simpson
Ellis's life has crumbled without warning. Her boyfriend has fallen in love with someone else, her job's insecure, her bank account's empty and she has a mouthful of unreliable teeth. Forced back to her childhood home, there is little in the way of comfort. Her mum is dating a younger man (a dentist, no less) and is talking of selling the house, her sister, Lana, is furious all the time, and a distant cousin has now arrived from the States to stay with them.
During a long, hot Edinburgh summer, Ellis's world spins out of control. She's dogged by toothache, her ex won't compensate her for the flat and somehow she's found herself stalking his new lover on Facebook.
Will Ellis realise before it's too late that the bite she was born with is worth preserving?
For fans of Sally Rooney, Meg Mason and Marian Keyes.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover a warm and witty exploration of hidden vulnerabilities
- Explore honest, relatable writing on the things we hide
- Engage with praised and emotionally resonant nonfiction
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'There's a huge emotional punch packed into this deceptively light novel — May's darkly funny take on vulnerability, responsibility and complicated relationships promises more to come' Daily Mail
'Compulsively readable, darkly funny — May has a keen eye for the manifestation of emotional complexity in all human interaction' The Skinny
'Full of pin-sharp observations about human nature and shot through with May's pitch black, glorious sense of humour — I was blindsided by the wisdom, savagery and tenderness in it' Lucy Ribchester, author of The Hourglass Factory
'A warm and witty exploration of our hidden vulnerabilities, our unspoken disappointments — sharply observed and hugely enjoyable' Catherine Simpson
'The most striking debut of the year — an original and new voice in Scottish writing' SNACK Magazine, Top 10 Books of 2023
'One of 20 Brilliant Novels Set in Edinburgh' Scottish Book Trust
About the Author
Lynsey May lives, loves and writes in Edinburgh. She won first place in the Fresh Ink novel contest in 2020, a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2013, a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship in 2015 and a spot as Cove Park's Emerging Scottish Writer in 2016. Her short fiction has been published in various journals and anthologies, including The Stinging Fly, Gutter, New Writing Scotland and Banshee. Weak Teeth is her first novel.
Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 04 May 2023
Print Length: 272 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781788855853
Format: Ebook
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