Francesca Steele

Primal longing: Blue Ticket, by Sophie Macintosh, reviewed

Calla is desperate for a child, and risks all by removing her forcibly implanted contraceptive device in this dark, disturbing novel

Sophie Macintosh. Credit: Sophie Davidson 
issue 12 September 2020
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