The House of Broken Things by Kim Moore - ISBN: 9781472160485
Hardcover
Motherhood, trauma, and finding strength in a broken world.
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The House of Broken Things

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  • Hardcover

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 2026

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Summary

Poetry Extra ‘Book of the Month’

‘One of the most poignant meditations on motherhood to be published in recent years’ Jade Cuttle, THE OBSERVER

‘Moore’s new collection constructs an ambitious architecture for exploring intergenerational trauma and motherhood’ Kit Fan, THE GUARDIAN

She’s sleeping like a fairy-tale girl, before the story teaches girls like her a lesson.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472160485
ISBN-10:1472160487
Author:Kim Moore
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Corsair
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:11 August 2026
Weight:180g
Dimensions:200mm x 134mm x 14mm
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Critics Review

One of the most poignant meditations on motherhood to be published in recent years – Jade Cuttle * Observer *
Moore’s new collection constructs an ambitious architecture for exploring intergenerational trauma and motherhood – Kit Fan * Guardian ‘Best recent poetry’ *

About The Author

Kim Moore

Kim Moore’s most recent collection, All the Men I Never Married (Seren, 2021), won the 2022 Forward Prize for Best Collection. Her first collection, The Art of Falling (Seren, 2015), won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize.

She also writes non-fiction, publishing What the Trumpet Taught Me (Smith/Doorstop, 2022) and Are You Judging Me Yet? Poetry and Everyday Sexism (Seren, 2023).

Kim is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Programme Leader of the MA and MFA in Creative Writing.

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