You'll read it in one sitting' Sunday Times Style ' Expertly crafted, remarkable, astonishing. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? 'One of the most talked-about debuts of the year. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. A stunning new writer' Bernardine Evaristo Come of age in the credit crunch. Dalloway meets Citizen by Claudia Rankine.SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021 'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 'Subtle, elegant, scorching' Vogue 'Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique' Guardian 'I'm full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible' Ali Smith 'Exquisite, daring, utterly captivating. A literary debut with flavours of Jordan Peele's Get Out' Bookseller, Editor's Choice 'Expertly crafted, remarkable, astonishing. You'll read it in one sitting' Sunday Times Style 'One of the most talked-about debuts of the year. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?

A stunning new writer' Bernardine EvaristoĬome of age in the credit crunch. 'I'm full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible' Ali Smith 'Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique' Guardian 'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 It is the kind of book that makes you feel like we might not need any more novels now, because here is the perfect one' Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss

'Assembly left me breathless with admiration. Selected as a Book of the Year 2021 by booksellers, writers and readers:įoyles, Daunt Books, Ignota and Libraria 'Book of the Year' selection

The acclaimed word-of-mouth hit and break-out debut of the year. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021

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