An Unremarkable Body, 9781474606356
Paperback
A mother’s secrets unravel after death, revealing a hidden life.

An Unremarkable Body

shortlisted for the costa first novel award 2018

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    9 July 2018

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Summary

An Unremarkable Body: Unearthing a Mother’s Secrets

Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018

EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN WITH A PAST

‘An intriguing tale of love and loss … written with verve and delivers an amazing twist’ Sunday Mirror

‘A haunting debut about grief, loss and motherhood’ The Pool

‘This novel pulls you in and will have you racing to reach the end’ Good Housekeeping

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474606356
ISBN-10:1474606350
Author:Elisa Lodato
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:9 July 2018
Weight:268g
Dimensions:133mm x 200mm x 21mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

An Unremarkable Body is a well-crafted story of grief and loss. Beautiful, sensitive, and poignant

An intriguing tale of love, loss and missed opportunities … written with verve and delivers an amazing twist - SUNDAY MIRROR

Tender and moving, this part-thriller, part-memoir will leave you floored - EMERALD STREET

This novel pulls you in and will have you racing to reach the end - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

It is written with verve, pace and sensitivity. A fabulous debut that also delivers an amazing twist as a final flourish - THE PEOPLE

About The Author

Elisa Lodato

Elisa Lodato grew up in London and read English at Pembroke College, Cambridge. After graduating she went to live in Japan where she spent a year teaching, travelling and learning to speak the language. On returning to the UK she spent many happy years working for Google before training to become an English teacher. Helping pupils to search for meaning in a text inspired Elisa to take up the pen and write her own. Her first novel, AN UNREMARKABLE BODY, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and longlisted for the Bath Novel Award. Elisa lives in Gloucestershire with her husband and two children.

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