The Poet: A propulsive novel of female empowerment, solidarity and revenge

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A mesmerizing, provocative, pacy novel-in-verse about a young writer, her manipulative lover, and what happens when she's pushed to her limit. A PASSIONATE, PAGE-TURNING TALE OF COERCIVE CONTROL AND FEMALE SOLIDARITY, FOR FANS OF THREE WOMEN AND ACTS OF DESPERATION. 'This is the book I have always needed, it is F*****G BRILLIANT and everyone should read it' Nikita Gill 'A beautiful, biting page-turner' Irish Times ********** I believe every word you say. That was always my mistake. Bright, promising Emma is entangled in a toxic romance with her old professor - and she's losing control. Cruel, charming Tom is idolized by his students and peers - confident he holds all the cards. In their small Oxford home, he manipulates and undermines her every thought and act. Soon, he will push her to the limit and she must decide- to remain quiet and submit, or to take her revenge. Written in verse and charged with passion and anger, The Poet is a portrait of a deeply dysfunctional relationship, exploring coercive control, class and privilege. It is also a page-turning tale of female solidarity and survival. 'Brisk, disturbing and very satisfying' Daily Mail

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This is the book I have always needed, it is F*****G BRILLIANT and everyone should read it. * Nikita Gill *
A beautiful, biting page-turner... is it any different for young women, these days Reid's novel provides -- as the best fiction does -- a nuanced, thought provoking answer to this question. * Irish Times *
Brisk, disturbing and very satisfying * Daily Mail *
Written in verse and wildly original, this passionate tale of coercive control and female solidarity is nothing short of a work of art. * Zoella *
We've never read anything quite like this before... the poetry sings so beautifully... you'll be completely submerged * Cosmopolitan *

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Louisa Reid has lived in Cambridge, London and Zurich, and now lives near Manchester. She graduated with a degree in English from Oxford before training as an English teacher at Cambridge University and she continues to work as a teacher. Louisa is the author of four novels for young adults; Black Heart Blue and Gloves Off were both nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.