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The Starving Bride (Catherine Chidgey, Penguin)

Tuesday, 4 August 2026    Books+Publishing
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Catherine Chidgey’s latest novel, The Starving Bride, imagines a dystopian near-future England where extreme dieting becomes the stuff of literal freakshow. Tourism is booming in the seaside town of Blackpool, thanks to a revival of sideshows and vaudeville acts from a bygone era, such as dancing showgirls and, most popular...

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