Now in Paperback! Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh

A book with intense ethereal beauty which will leave you haunted. Sophie Mackintosh is an author you shouldn’t miss.

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Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh
Paperback RRP £8.99

A gripping, devastating feminist read from one of the hottest young novelists working in the UK today.

Calla knows how the lottery works. Everyone does. On the day of your first bleed, you report to the station to learn what kind of woman you will be. A white ticket grants you children. A blue ticket grants you freedom. You are relieved of the terrible burden of choice. And, once you've taken your ticket, there is no going back.

But what if the life you're given is the wrong one?

Blue Ticket is a devastating enquiry into free will and the fraught space of motherhood. Bold and chilling, it pushes beneath the skin of female identity and patriarchal violence, to the point where human longing meets our animal bodies.

Order your copy today directly from October Books or buy online through our bookshop.org store and we’ll get commission on your purchase.

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