In Bloom

I loved this book: as raw, grungy and frenetic as Nirvana’s Nevermind, In Bloom smells like disillusioned teen spirit – Alice Slater, author of Let the Bad Times Roll
What a novel! In Bloom is effervescently paced and outrageously funny, but as deep as the hope and angst that drives its protagonists. A perfectly detailed encapsulation of an era we’ve collectively not quite gotten over. It’s also a jaw-dropping exercise in perspective with one of the most brilliantly conceived denouements I’ve encountered. – Luke Kennard, author of The Transition
Liz Allan’s powerful debut novel smells unmistakably like teen spirit … Allan evokes Vincent in all its tawdry menace: shark-infested waters, creaking carnival rides, violent men lurking at home. Her chapters are distilled, her prose raw and vital, repetitions imbuing an incantatory rhythm … this is an electric portrait of teenage friendship and fandom, bubbling with rage and yearning: an Australian answer to Eliza Clark’s Penance and Dizz Tate’s Brutes … empathetic, addictive and feverish as a Nirvana gig, In Bloom critiques societal problems without patronising those affected by according them a fierce collective voice – Madeleine Feeny * Guardian *

Liz Allan is an Australian writer and teacher living and working in the UK. Her short story, ‘Our Voices, Fierce’ was awarded the Rachel Funari Prize for fiction in 2018 and her stories have been shortlisted and longlisted for numerous other awards.

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