PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Kirsty Capes works in publishing and, as a care leaver, is an advocate for better representation for care-experienced people in the media. She recently completed her PhD which investigates female-centric care narratives in contemporary fiction, under the supervision of 2019 Booker prize-winner, Bernardine Evaristo. Careless is her first novel.
The literary equivalent of gold dust * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * The literary equivalent of gold dust * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * The literary equivalent of gold dust * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * I am so proud of my super-talented former student, Kirsty Capes. I'm so impressed with how her writing has flourished with the cracking characters and energetic prose of her fantastic debut novel * BERNARDINE EVARISTO * I am so proud of my super-talented former student, Kirsty Capes. I'm so impressed with how her writing has flourished with the cracking characters and energetic prose of her fantastic debut novel * BERNARDINE EVARISTO * I am so proud of my super-talented former student, Kirsty Capes. I'm so impressed with how her writing has flourished with the cracking characters and energetic prose of her fantastic debut novel * BERNARDINE EVARISTO * Moving and beautifully-written * LIBBY PAGE * Moving and beautifully-written * LIBBY PAGE * Moving and beautifully-written * LIBBY PAGE * Vivid, bold and beautifully observed * ABBIE GREAVES * Vivid, bold and beautifully observed * ABBIE GREAVES * Vivid, bold and beautifully observed * ABBIE GREAVES * A story of every day, that is never told * ANSTEY HARRIS * A story of every day, that is never told * ANSTEY HARRIS * A story of every day, that is never told * ANSTEY HARRIS * Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written * JESSICA RYN * Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written * JESSICA RYN * Real, raw, heart-wrenching and so wonderfully written * JESSICA RYN * Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel * CHARLOTTE MENDELSON * Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel * CHARLOTTE MENDELSON * Heroic and powerful, but also tender; this is such an important novel * CHARLOTTE MENDELSON * So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice! * AMY BEASHEL * So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice! * AMY BEASHEL * So good I'm lying in a tepid bath because my 15 minutes reading turned into 45. What a voice! * AMY BEASHEL * Elegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * JESSICA MOOR * Elegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * JESSICA MOOR * Elegant and empathic [...] a portrait of how it feels to be young, brazen and terrified * JESSICA MOOR * I felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON * I felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON * I felt this book in my gut! It's funny, it's emotional, and at times definitely heartbreaking, but Bess is a hero you can believe in * JENDELLA BENSON * It's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITAN * It's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITAN * It's not often that life in care is talked about, which is just one of the reasons we love this book * COSMOPOLITAN * Careless stands out, a coming-of-age novel that draw's on the author's own experience of growing up in care * DAILY MAIL * Careless stands out, a coming-of-age novel that draw's on the author's own experience of growing up in care * DAILY MAIL * Careless stands out, a coming-of-age novel that draw's on the author's own experience of growing up in care * DAILY MAIL * With a funny and flawed heroine, this is a book that deserves to be a huge hit * STYLIST * With a funny and flawed heroine, this is a book that deserves to be a huge hit * STYLIST * With a funny and flawed heroine, this is a book that deserves to be a huge hit * STYLIST * Bess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pitying. Rather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist * BBC * Bess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pitying. Rather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist * BBC * Bess's narration is neither bitter nor self-pitying. Rather, her pragmatism, and humour, make her a compelling protagonist * BBC *
