Machine

Susan Steinberg

Machine
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
30 November 2021
Pages
160
ISBN
9781911590293

Machine

Susan Steinberg

She’s one of the stars of the shore this summer; one of the girls who doesn’t care what she’s drinking or what pill she’s taking; who ties perfectly knotted cherry stems with her tongue; her family is rich and she’s untouchable. Except her parents’ marriage is in brutal collapse and her brother is violently lashing out, the community around her wracked with suspicion and guilt. As her identity unravels, she circles back to the night that a local girl drowned, and no one tried to save her.

Daringly experimental, Machine is a kaleidoscopic interrogation of gender, class and privilege, an unforgettable rendering of youth spinning out of control.

‘There is innovation and beauty and exactitude in language here but these is also raw, undeniable power and rage. A brilliant read’ - Daisy Johnson

‘This summer’s real powerhouse… If you like your prose propulsive, unflinching and disturbing, this is going to be the one for you’ - Eimear McBride

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