‘A sharp, clever take
on contemporary culture.’
Daily Mail
‘An instant classic.’
Elle
‘Brave, wry,
cool and thrilling.’
Andrew O’Hagan
‘Sees through every
one of us.’
New Statesman
‘Enormous, nasty fun.’
Literary Review
‘Utterly phenomenal.’
Elizabeth Day
‘Smart, pacy and
thought-provoking.’
Marie Claire
‘Perfectly encapsulates
modern Britain.’
Yorkshire Life
‘Smart, twisty and original.’
David Nicholls
‘An impressive
matryoshka doll of a story.’
Guardian

Universality by Natasha Brown

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Natasha Brown
Author of Assembly
‘A fabulous fable
about the politics of storytelling.’
Observer
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