Summary
‘Londoner Eva Verde’s Lives Like Mine explores the theme of a school-run affair and the complications and joys it brings to a dual-heritage mother struggling with her intolerant in-laws’
‘A bitter sweet story of longing and self-discovery, of deceit and regret. Visceral, authentic and funny, Eva’s prose reads like something between a conversation and a confession. An exciting new voice and a joy to read’
‘Eva’s writing breaks new ground in a confident and original voi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398502857 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398502855 |
| Author: | Eva Verde |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2022 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Eva Verde
Eva Verde is a writer from East London. Identity, class and female rage are recurring themes throughout her work. She has published two novels with Simon & Schuster: Lives Like Mine and In Bloom. Her third novel, Them Girls, is out in summer 2026.
Eva’s love song to libraries, I Am Not Your Tituba, forms part of Kit De Waal’s Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers. Her words have featured in Marie Claire, Grazia, Elle and The Big Issue, also penning the new foreword for the international bestselling author Jackie Collins’ Goddess of Vengeance.
Eva lives in Essex with her husband, children and dog.
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