Ungrateful

Ungrateful
Angela Chadwick
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h234 x 153mm - 384pg
2 Jun 2022 UK
9780349702292
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Can you ever let go of your past? Cat knows she should be more grateful for her partner James. As a young woman struggling to care for her alcoholic mother, he whisked her away from her council estate home and offered her a taste of middle-class comfort. But twenty years later, the escape he offered has begun to feel stifling and Cat wishes she had made more of her life. She had a place to study at university after finishing sixth form, but her mother was too unwell for Cat to take it. Could she go back now? At a university open day, Cat finds herself standing before her boyfriend of teenage years, Daniel, now a lecturer. As the spark that drew them together returns, Cat hopes that he can in some way help her reconnect with the drive and optimism of her younger self. Or is she simply hurtling back towards a past that can only hurt her further? Will Cat stop hurting those she loves and let go of her demons to become the person she always hoped to be? Or is it too late? What readers are saying about Angela Chadwick:' I could not put this down, even when my heart was aching and my pulse was raging. ' NetGalley Reviewer' Clever and fast paced. ' Good Housekeeping' Topical, probing and quietly intense. . . phenomenal. ' The Skinny' Fantastic - completely topical, utterly believable. ' Julie Cohen, author of Together' Really, really good! Timely, current, controversial. ' Prima' Can' t recommend it enough. . . Exciting and a real breakthrough. ' Jessica Jarvli, author
I devoured Ungrateful in one sitting and immediately wanted to read it again. Angela Chadwick breathes life into a complex and overlooked heroine who you will root for with every inch of you. It is clever, gripping, heartbreaking but also ultimately hopeful. I want to read this book again and again and again. ' -- Cat White I loved it. As soon as I started reading, I was in. Ungrateful expertly explores the physical, emotional and intellectual repercussions of being born into poverty. Yet, with such strong characters, it is very a hopeful read. -- Lynne Voyce Kept me on the edge of my seat, courageously challenging mainstream conceptions of class with an empowering message for positive change. Gets hold of the working-class stereotype and smashes it to bits. -- Shaun Wilson
Angela Chadwick is a former journalist who works in higher education communications. Her debut novel XX was published by Dialogue Books in October 2018 and was named a Guardian book of the year. In 2019 it won the Polari First Book Prize.
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ISBN-13: 9780349702292
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Dialogue Books
Publisher: Dialogue
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 22mm
Pages: 384

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