Asking For It

Author Louise O'Neill
Narrator Aoife McMahon
Publisher Quercus
Run Time 8 hours and 8 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Modern and contemporary fiction.

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What to expect

'A soul-shattering novel that will leave your emotions raw. This story will haunt me forever. Everyone should read it' Guardian

In a small town where everyone knows everyone, Emma O'Donovan is different. She is the special one - beautiful, popular, powerful. And she works hard to keep it that way.

Until that night . . .

Now, she's an embarrassment. Now, she's just a slut. Now, she is nothing.

And those pictures - those pictures that everyone has seen - mean she can never forget.

For fans of Caitlin Moran, Marian Keyes and Jodi Picoult.

BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2015. The award-winning, bestselling novel about the life-shattering impact of sexual assault, rape and how victims are treated.

(P)2017 WF Howes Ltd

Critics Review

‘Riveting and essential‘

New York Times

Brilliant, harrowing

Observer

A brutal and shocking novel that strikes to the heart of the current debates around consent

Stylist

‘Establishes Louise O’Neill as a literary tour de force’

Irish Independent

A difficult, confronting and vital read

Elle

Heartbreakingly accurate . . . handled with both sensitivity and unflinching honesty. A compelling and brave story that deserves to be read by all

Heat

A stunning portrait of a girl, a family and a town in trouble

Irish Examiner

A brutal, unflinching look at the culture of slut-shaming and trial by social media. It broke my heart.

Red Magazine

A brave and important book about rape culture, sexism and victim-blaming in modern society.

Telegraph

Bold, brave . . . and brutal

Bookseller

O’Neill has a keen ear for the catty argot of teenage girls and her writing is razor sharp . . . unsparing and unsentimental

Independent

A razor-sharp look at gender issues – Glasgow Herald

Glasgow Herald

Riveting . . . a timely, gripping and vital novel.

Western Mail

A nuanced and insightful commentary on the intricacies of teenage female friendship and the internal and external pressures that young women face as they reach adulthood

Irish Mail on Sunday

Blistering, unapologetic and vitally important

Anna James

This unflinching, timely novel asks important questions about rape culture, sexism and social media abuse, tackling taboo themes with subtlety and sensitivity

Observer

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