This is the story of an abortion. The days and hours before the first doctor’s appointment and the weeks and months after. The pregnancy was a mistake and the narrator immediately arranges a termination. But a gulf yawns between politics and personal experience. The polarised public debate and the broader cultural silence did not prepare her for the physical event or the emotional aftermath. She finds herself compulsively telling people about the abortion (and counting those who know), struggling at work and researching the procedure. She feels alone in her pain and confusion.

Author Lucy Burns Published by Chatto & Windus ISBN 9781784744410 EAN 9781784744410 Bic Code Cover Hardback