Turtle Alveston, the 14-year-old heroine of My Absolute Darling, one of the most talked-about novels of the year, eats raw eggs for breakfast, cracking them into her open mouth. Turtle is “a person of great strength and personal resources and courage,” her creator, 30-year-old Gabriel Tallent tells me. In the excitement that has built around My Absolute Darling, an unsolicited blurb by Stephen King has played a crucial role. My Absolute Darling – the title comes from one of Martin’s endearments – is, at times, upsetting, explicit and difficult to read. With its distinctive blend of serious purpose and pulse-quickening action – Plato and pulp – My Absolute Darling is set to guarantee the kind of success that will change Tallent’s life.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 05:00 UTC