The Catch
$22.85
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Award-winning author, Yrsa Daley-Ward’s stylishly intriguing and experimental debut novel exploring family, fate and female fantasies.
“Totally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley-Ward as one of Britain’s best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that’s well worth the wait.” - Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List
“A fantastic, shimmering work. Ysra Daley-Ward’s rich exploration of Black womanho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804949085 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804949086 |
| Author: | Yrsa Daley-Ward |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
A lyrical, meta, intriguing novel that unfolds and keeps you guessing. Daley-Ward is one of those impressive writers who blends a gripping plot with truly unique prose. – Roxy Dunn, author of As Young As ThisA fantastic, shimmering work. Yrsa Daley-Ward’s rich exploration of Black womanhood and familial complexities is a must read. – Irenosen OkojieTotally original, entirely compelling and astonishingly well crafted, The Catch solidifies Yrsa Daley-Ward as one of Britain’s best and boldest voices. A dark and lyrical debut that’s well worth the wait. – Yomi AdegokeThe Catch is a wonderfully dark, twisty collision of complicated sister-love, grief, and memory. With prose that is lyrical and electric, Yrsa Daley-Ward takes her characters through a journey where absence and longing remake reality in haunting and beautiful ways. This is a wildly inventive debut. – Essie Chambers, author of Swift RiverAn inventive novel about family from a risk-taking writer. Daley-Ward explores the tension between the twins beautifully… The novel ends with a genuine shock, but it’s earned—it’s a surprising conclusion to a beautifully written and structured book. Elegant and unpredictable in the best possible way. – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer, poet, and actress of mixed Jamaican and Nigerian heritage.
Since publishing her first poetry collection, the widely beloved bone, Yrsa has been in a constant state of exciting creative output, earning her continued critical acclaim. Her follow-up book, the lyrical memoir The Terrible, garnered glowing praise and won her the prestigious PEN Ackerley Prize in 2019. Following that, she published The How, which NPR called ‘a hopeful work of meditation and healing’ and has been taught in women’s prisons around the world.
Her Substack, The Utter, reaches tens of thousands weekly, exploring creation, connection, and what makes life worth living. She lives in Los Angeles.
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