Only Ever Yours
by Louise O'Neill
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Pub Date 11 Jun 2015 | Archive Date 15 Sep 2017
Description
Only Ever Yours was published in July 2014, to widespread critical acclaim. Louise O’Neill’s exploration of the contemporary obsession with the female body and the pressure on women and girls to be "perfect" has garnered fans across the world and an impressive array of awards.
In July 2014 Only Ever Yours won Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the inaugural Bookseller Young Adult Prize and the Children’s Books Ireland Eilis Dillon Award. It was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
Now, Quercus are publishing an adult edition of the novel.
Book cover copy:
eves are designed, not made. The School trains them to be prettyThe School trains them to be good.
The School trains them to Always be Willing.
All their lives, the eves have been waiting. Now, they are ready for the outside world.
companion . . . concubine . . . or chastity
Only the best will be chosen.
And only the Men decide.
A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise
‘Deep, dark and frighteningly believable, this book will stay with you for a long time’ Marie Claire
‘A sparkling debut that will really make you think.’ Heat Magazine
‘Terrifying but captivating.’ Company Magazine
‘An ingenious exploration of gender roles, female identity, and female competition.’ Buzzfeed
‘Compelling writing and a brutal conclusion mean this only-too-real dystopia grips from beginning to end.’ SFX
‘The Handmaid's Tale meets Mean Girls' - The Vagenda
‘Utterly magnificent . . . gripping, accomplished and dark.' Marian Keyes
'A dark dream. A vivid nightmare. The world O'Neill imagines is frightening because it could come true. She writes with a scalpel.' Jeanette Winterson
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781784294007 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
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