{"product_id":"slags-9780008347253","title":"Slags","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFROM THE \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eADULTS\u003c\/em\u003e AND \u003cem\u003eANIMALS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Compulsive and hilarious, like a brilliant gossip with your best friend. Emma Jane Unsworth is my favourite' Sara Pascoe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Her best yet – funny, gritty, delightfully feral and, as ever, painfully truthful' DOLLY ALDERTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An amazing writer’ MARGOT ROBBIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOnce a slag, always a slag?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the 1990s. Sarah is 15, obsessed with sex, getting drunk on Malibu, and her teacher, Mr Keaveney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast forward: Sarah is 41, the last of the party girls. 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Her novel, Animals has been adapted into a film, for which Unsworth wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2019. She also writes for television and various magazines.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Her best yet – funny, gritty, delightfully feral and, as ever, painfully truthful' \u003cstrong\u003eDOLLY ALDERTON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Compulsive and hilarious, like a brilliant gossip with your best friend. Emma Jane Unsworth is my favourite. She understands what it is to be a modern woman, and makes me feel better about it' \u003cstrong\u003eSARA PASCOE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An amazing writer' \u003cstrong\u003eMARGOT ROBBIE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'10\/10 book name and 10\/10 book cover… funny, frank and at times heartfelt' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A riotous road trip… candid and comic, \u003cem\u003eSlags \u003c\/em\u003eis Thelma and Louise with a campervan' \u003cstrong\u003eShahidha Bari, \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Irresistibly authentic… Unsworth has a knack for sketching out nuanced characters who feel viscerally alive' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A funny, frank exploration of how messy growing up can be'\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e HEAT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unsworth’s third – and best – novel' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The humour has a serrated edge… deep and affecting' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hilarious and relatable… with no shortage of genuine emotion' \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This new book from one of our favourite British authors is set to be her best yet. 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