Pond, Paperback/***

Feverish and forthright, Pond is an absorbing chronicle of the pitfalls and pleasures of a solitudinous life told by an unnamed woman living on the cusp of a coastal town. Claire-Louise Bennett's startlingly original debut collection slips effortlessly between worlds and is by turns darkly funny and deeply moving. Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions Number of pages: 184 Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 196 x 114 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback