Summary
A claustrophobic novel - like a pot boiling over - Piglet charts the gap between how people see themselves and want to be seen.
Discover a deliciously dark and piercing story of food and secrets, a Stylist Best Debut Novel.
‘A sharp, dark, must-read story about appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame’ - Daily Mail
‘If I owned a bookstore, I’d hand-sell Piglet to everyone’ - New York Times Book Review
‘A dark, weird, satisfying tale about greed and desire’ - i New…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804992517 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804992518 |
| Author: | Lottie Hazell |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 219g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Very wise, and so wonderful on food and cooking it should probably come with a hunger trigger-warning. I loved it. * Daily Mail *
A best debut novel of 2024 * Stylist *
A cunning critique of the expectations that society continues to heap on young women. * Financial Times *
A deliciously dark tour de force * Red *
Some novels just get food right … Hazell understands just how connected culinary and literary pleasures are … [There is] much to devour in Piglet: set scenes of stomach-churning awkwardness, razor-sharp analysis of class, even an unforgettable description of food on the verge of rot. * Sunday Times *
Dark, witty and very well-written (the descriptions of food are reminiscent of Nora Ephron’s Heartburn), Piglet is a satire that explores everything from class to body image * Independent *
Brilliant on appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame. Engrossing. * Daily Mail, ‘60 of the best holiday reads for adults and children’ *
An insightful, stomach-churning debut novel about the corrosive power of secrets. * Mail on Sunday *
If I owned a bookstore, I’d hand-sell Piglet to everyone … Hazell’s prose is as tart and icy as lemon sorbet; her sentences are whipcord taut, drum tight … the “will she or won’t she” isn’t just about the man and the wedding. It’s about whether Piglet ends up embracing a big life, full of richness and variety and good things to eat, or if she lets herself be crammed into that too-small dress. * Jennifer Weiner, The New York Times Book Review *
Sublime descriptions of food… a quirky story of class, appetite and body image * Good Housekeeping *
About The Author
Lottie Hazell
Lottie Hazell is a writer, contemporary literature scholar and board-game designer living in Warwickshire. Piglet, her debut novel, was a NYT notable book, was shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize and is under option for a feature adaptation.
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