Careless

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Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022!

A Cosmopolitan, BBC, Stylist, Daily Mail, Good Housekeeping, and Guardian Best Book Pick, this moving debut introduces a bold new literary voice.

At 3:04 p.m. on a hot June day, Bess discovers she’s pregnant. She could tell her social worker, Henry, but he’s unreliable. She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but Lisa wouldn’t understand. She might tell Boy, but they haven’t spoken in weeks.

Bess knows better than anyone that love rarely comes without conditions. And yet, this is not a love story—it’s a raw, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful exploration of resilience, identity, and the challenges of growing up in foster care.