Send Nudes by Saba Sams

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A motherless teenage girl, the daughter of the town butcher, falls into a relationship with a much older boy but realises she'd rather have the love of his dog.

A directionless university student is taken up by beautiful, chaotic party girl Lara, who moves right into her bed and slowly destroys her life.

An uneasy holiday in paradise for two reluctant stepsisters turns into a war of attrition as they compete for the affection of a charismatic interloper.

Dragged along by their mums to a music festival, two teenage girls pursue experience over the course of one weekend.

Strange and arresting, dirty but shining, the girls of Saba Sams's extraordinary debut collection traverse girlhood and womanhood in all its glorious complications. Negotiating absent mothers, intense friendships, and wanting and fearing being desired, her characters are brought to life with striking wit, originality, and tenderness.

About the Author

Saba Sams's writing has featured in The Stinging Fly (edited by Sally Rooney), Litro, The Manchester Review, Arcturus and Forge, and has been shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize. She lives in London.