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**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021****Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021****An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021**''An extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency.'' Guardian''Startlingly original.'' VOGUE''Extraordinary.'' New Yorkerlittle scratch tells the story of a day in the life of an unnamed young woman. She wakes up, goes to work. She lives a life of demarcated fridge shelves and office politics; clock-watching and WhatsApp. But underneath this routine, there''s something else going on: something under her skin. Fiercely moving and defiantly inventive, little scratch is a novel about what it means to live out the trajectory of a single day - every minute, from morning to night - consumed by trauma. Along the way, ideas about sex, violence, survival and comedy intertwine. The result is a fearless and unforgettable debut work of fiction. ''Wry, funny and heartbreaking.'' Sophie Mackintosh''little scratch is a story that is urgent. It is a story that needs to be told.'' Meena Kandasamy''Reads like the cinders settling in the air after an explosion... daring and completely readable.'' Colin Barrett''little scratch is a little miracle... impossible to read it and not wish there were more books like it.'' Alan Trotter''Confident and vital... little scratch is an absolute gift.'' Naoise Dolanwww.rebeccawatson.co.uk