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Piglet

Yazan: Lottie Hazell
Seslendiren: Rebekah Hinds
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Her life is so full, so why is she hungry?


For Piglet – an unshakable childhood nickname – getting married is her opportunity to reinvent. Together, Kit and Piglet are the picture of domestic bliss – effortless hosts, planning a covetable wedding ... But if a life looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Thirteen days before they are due to be married, Kit reveals an awful truth, cracking the façade Piglet has created. It has the power to strip her of the life she has so carefully built, so smugly shared. To do something about it would be to self-destruct. But what will it cost her to do nothing?

As the hours count down to their wedding, Piglet is torn between a growing appetite and the desire to follow the recipe, follow the rules. Surely, with her husband, she could be herself again. Wouldn’t it be a waste for everything to curdle now?

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‘A high-wire exploration of control, pleasure and desire’ Chloë Ashby
‘A book that tears at the surface of things to reveal the vast, messy truth of a body with a beating heart’ Catherine Newman
‘It takes audacity, all kinds of courage to produce a novel as ferocious as Piglet. It made me so hungry’ Lamorna Ash


©2024 Lottie Hazell (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Very wise, and so wonderful on food and cooking it should probably come with a hunger trigger-warning. I loved it.
A best debut novel of 2024
A cunning critique of the expectations that society continues to heap on young women.
A deliciously dark tour de force
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.
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
Brilliant on appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame. Engrossing.
An insightful, stomach-churning debut novel about the corrosive power of secrets.
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.
Sublime descriptions of food... a quirky story of class, appetite and body image
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Although full of suggestions displaying a life of a woman unfulfilled and disappointed, the overall story was quite boring sadly. Predictable…as other readers have said, what was the ‘story’ she was hanging her hat on? Not as good as the intro makes it seem.

Unfortunately disappointing

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At first glance, an easy read about modern relationships. But with gripping descriptions and nuanced characterisation, I really enjoyed this book.

Stunningly written

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The characters in this book were so interesting and brought to life by the brilliant narration. I enjoyed the premise and the food theme which ran throughout the story. The language used when describing food was incredible and had me looking up certain recipes/menus. Really enjoyed Lottie Hazel’s style of writing and will be looking out for her next novel.

Piglet - a great debut

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Very gripping from start to finish and really interesting observations about class and gender. Would really recommend.

Delight

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If like me you hate ambiguity you will be left feeling frustrated by the ending. Something is always alluded to but not explicitly stated. Yes at the heart of this book it’s about social mobility and wanting but overall I was annoyed because it hard to empathise with a character of you don’t fully understand the situation they are in. Also WARNING- THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOU VERY HUNGRY

Dear Lottie im going to have to know what he did!

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