Ask Me Again

Pulled along by the shimmering subtleties of Sestanovich’s prose, we track our boy and girl into adulthood . . . a finely drawn portrait of the kind of friendship we rarely see in contemporary fiction -- Jonathan Lee, <i>The Guardian<i/> Sestanovich’s allusive tone and incisive prose recall the best of Rooney -- Michael Arditti, <i>Spectator<i/> Ask Me Again is a beautifully observed and deeply philosophical novel, which surprises and delights at every turn -- Jenny Offill, author of <i>Weather</i> Rigorous, intensely observed, and brimming with the sort of elusive revelations that form the heartbeat of a life, Sestanovich’s novel debut demonstrates a tremendous gift at rendering the texture of love, faith, and heartbreak with both subtlety and force. In her masterful hands, relationships condense, turn acute, and unfurl with symphonic grace across the individual arcs of characters that you can’t help but carry with you long afterward -- Alexandra Kleeman, author of <i>Something New Under the Sun</i> Quietly revelatory . . . there is something of Sally Rooney in Ask Me Again’s creation of intimacy through curiosity and gentle interrogation. Although here, refreshingly, rather than centring on connection, the narrative propulsion is towards making peace with being alone . . . an assured coming-of-age novel asks if we can truly know anyone but ourselves -- Miriam Balanescu, <i>Financial Times<i/> This beautiful debut novel is wise about intellectual and erotic discovery, disenchantment and loneliness. It’s alert to the small moments of awkwardness and grace that make up the texture of common life; its quiet, tectonic power comes from an awareness of how easily common life can tilt toward catastrophe. Clare Sestanovich is a writer of disarming radiance -- Garth Greenwell, author of <i>Cleanness</i> Sestanovich captivates with her distinctive characterizations . . . an intelligent exploration of lives in the making * Publishers Weekly * Ask Me Again is both an impressive and sophisticated novel -- Lucy Thynne, <i>The Daily Telegraph</i> Her first novel, about sex, success and transgression among millennial's like their author, is tightly written – another debut to be reckoned with * The Telegraph *