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Arresting and inventive -- Sally Rooney, author of Normal People A major new talent * i * A blooming literary talent… Ivory is the real deal * Irish Times * Wincingly funny and winningly honest * Daily Mail * Brilliant… This collection covers themes on sex, friendship and work and dives into what it means to be human * Stylist * In her debut short-story collection, Rebecca Ivory has taken all the tiny humiliations of life and made something so precise and articulate that it can feel mortifying to read... A short story collection that feels apt * Sunday Times * Ivory performs many small, delicious reveals and rug-pulls in this study of modern relationships… A fine display of her talents * Observer * Her writing feels so fresh… What these stories evoke the most is a feeling of life not looking like you thought it would; of restlessness and ennui, shot through with moments of piercing revelation that made me put the book down and think, 'isn’t that a thing' several times -- Pandora Sykes, author of How Do We Know We're Doing It Right? I ate it up in two sittings. Beneath these stories runs a pulsing darkness, a restless humour, a palpable and astute distrust. Here are all the ways we scam each other, but most of all ourselves -- Saba Sams, author of Send Nudes Sharp, astute and painfully funny, Rebecca Ivory has written a powerful collection of stories. I genuinely couldn’t get enough -- Michael Magee, author of Close to Home