{"product_id":"somebody-loves-you-9781913505165","title":"Somebody Loves You","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, knowing with perfect certainty that nothing would ever come out again.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby gives up talking at a young age. Her mother isn't always there to notice; she comes and goes and goes and comes, until, one day, she doesn't. Silence becomes Ruby's refuge, sheltering her from the weather of her mother's mental illness and a pressurized suburban atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlangent, deft, and sparkling with humour, \u003ci\u003eSomebody Loves You\u003c\/i\u003e is the fiction debut from Forward Prize-winning poet Mona Arshi, and a moving exploration of how we choose or refuse to tell the stories that shape us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMona Arshi was born in West London, where she still lives. She worked as a human rights lawyer with Liberty for a decade before receiving a master's in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. Her debut poetry collection \u003ci\u003eSmall Hands\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2015, winning the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Mona Arshi regularly appears on BBC Radio 4. Her poems have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes of India\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently the London Underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567855309074,"sku":"9781913505165","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d841c1b-b06c-4c01-834a-c8efa6e38125.jpg?v=1731930082","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/somebody-loves-you-9781913505165","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}