Incendiary

(Paperback)

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You aren't stupid.

You know there's no such thing as a perfect mother.

Plenty of other books will tell you there is, but this one won't lie to you.

I was weak and I cheated and I was punished, but my god I loved my child through all of it.

Love means you never break, and it means you're stronger than the things they do to you. I know this is true because I have been through fire, and I am the proof that love survives.

I am not a perfect mother but I will tell you the perfect truth, because this is you and me talking.

This is my story.

Reviews

Stunning... a haunting work of art. - Newsweek

Chris Cleave has the ability to create moving and beautiful scenes within a terrifying backdrop. I couldn't put it down; it's subversive, thought-provoking and well-written. - Observer, Books of the Year

Richly sardonic and often disarmingly poignant... How can one fail to be impressed and moved - Guardian

Cleave's heroine is by turns funny, sad, flawed, sympathetic, both damaged and indomitable, and triumphantly convincing. - Sunday Telegraph

Stunning - New York Times AND International Herald Tribune AND Bookmarks Magazine

This is a compulsive read, sure to stir the dust - CITY AM

Searing.. poignant and compelling.. Utterly believable and mesmerizing - Newsday

Dark, tense and undeniably provocative - Metro

Author Bio

Chris Cleave is married with three children, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames. He keeps a website at www.chriscleave.com and can be found on twitter.com/chriscleave.