Shelf Life is whip-smart, slyly heartbreaking, and I felt the truth of it in my bones. Franchini dissects ideas of love, dating and identity in a way that feels both ruthless and humane. I loved it. ...
Sophie Mackintosh, author of 'The Water Cure'
This is a beautiful novel. The scene with the mother and the chicken is one of the most rigorous, affecting, strange scenes I have read in a while and it's still haunting me. It was funny, and sad, and I devo ...
Susannah Dickey, author of 'Tennis Lessons'
Livia Franchini has delivered an impressive, Sally Rooney-esque debut novel.
New Statesman
Shelf Life is whip-smart, slyly heartbreaking, and I felt the truth of it in my bones. Franchini dissects ideas of love, dating and identity in a way that feels both ruthless and humane. I loved it. ...
Sophie Mackintosh, author of 'The Water Cure'
This is a beautiful novel. The scene with the mother and the chicken is one of the most rigorous, affecting, strange scenes I have read in a while and it's still haunting me. It was funny, and sad, and I devo ...
Susannah Dickey, author of 'Tennis Lessons'
Livia Franchini has delivered an impressive, Sally Rooney-esque debut novel.
New Statesman
Shelf Life is whip-smart, slyly heartbreaking, and I felt the truth of it in my bones. Franchini dissects ideas of love, dating and identity in a way that feels both ruthless and humane. I loved it. ...
Sophie Mackintosh, author of 'The Water Cure'
This is a beautiful novel. The scene with the mother and the chicken is one of the most rigorous, affecting, strange scenes I have read in a while and it's still haunting me. It was funny, and sad, and I devo ...
Susannah Dickey, author of 'Tennis Lessons'
Livia Franchini has delivered an impressive, Sally Rooney-esque debut novel.