This Immaculate Body

‘transgressive, with an ending that gave me whiplash . . . an accomplished and visceral debut’ Kirsty Capes

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Pub Date 6 Feb 2025 | Archive Date 6 Feb 2025

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'From the very first page, Emma Van Straaten had me by the Hail Marys. Obsessive, delusional, disastrous - but so intricately woven with heart, warmth and empathy. An impeccable debut from a rising talent' ALICE SLATER

'An addictive deep-dive into the dark, throbbing heart of obsessive desire. Baby Reindeer meets Convenience Store Woman'
KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Now She Is Witch

Alice has been cleaning Tom's flat every Wednesday for a year. With every smudge wiped from his coffee cup, every crease smoothed out in his bed, every multivitamin counted from the jar, Alice spirals deeper into infatuation. But as Alice prepares for the moment when they will finally meet face-to-face, she discovers that love might not be the cure she thought it was. . .

This Immaculate Body is a story of obsession, of the way women view the world and the ways that the world views them. As Alice frantically tries to cling to an imagined future with Tom, the line between fantasy and reality become ever more blurred, putting everything she has dreamed of at risk.

'One of the best books I've read in a long time. It was addictive, unsettling, and propulsive, I was hooked after the first page' CHLOE MICHELLE HOWARTH, author of Sunburn

'Stirring to its very core, This Immaculate Body enthrals beyond measure. It bleeds, burns and beguiles, and asks you, dear reader, to give in to obsession. Truly, a religious experience' LUCY ROSE, author of Of the Flesh

'From the very first page, Emma Van Straaten had me by the Hail Marys. Obsessive, delusional, disastrous - but so intricately woven with heart, warmth and empathy. An impeccable debut from a rising...


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ISBN 9780349127309
PRICE £16.99 (GBP)
PAGES 256

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