Milk Teeth
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- Author：Jessica Andrews
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Summary
From the author of the award-winning Saltwater comes a beautifully told love story set across England， France and Spain。
A girl grows up in the north of England amid scarcity， precarity and the toxic culture of heroin chic， believing that she needs to make herself smaller to claim presence in the world。
Years later， as a young woman with unattainable ideals， she meets someone who calls everything into question， and is forced to confront episodes from her past。 Their relationship takes her from London to Barcelona and the precipice of a new life， full of sensuality。 Yet she still feels an uneasiness。 In the sticky Mediterranean heat， among tropical plants and secluded beaches， she must decide what form her adult life should take and learn how to feel deserving of love and care。
A girl grows up in the north of England amid scarcity， precarity and the toxic culture of heroin chic， believing that she needs to make herself smaller to claim presence in the world。
Years later， as a young woman with unattainable ideals， she meets someone who calls everything into question， and is forced to confront episodes from her past。 Their relationship takes her from London to Barcelona and the precipice of a new life， full of sensuality。 Yet she still feels an uneasiness。 In the sticky Mediterranean heat， among tropical plants and secluded beaches， she must decide what form her adult life should take and learn how to feel deserving of love and care。
Reviews
Kwaku Osei-Afrifa
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some of these lines are breathtakingly accurate。
Sarah
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I loved Jessica Andrew's debut Saltwater so was extremely excited to be approved for her new novel！ Much like Saltwater this flits between past & present in short chapters and dreamy prose。 Our unnamed narrator grew up in Durham and leaves for London as soon as she as able。 The pervasive diet culture during her formative years forces her into disordered eating that she struggles with the entirety of the book。 She then meets a man and not long after their relationship he moves to Barcelona。 She j I loved Jessica Andrew's debut Saltwater so was extremely excited to be approved for her new novel！ Much like Saltwater this flits between past & present in short chapters and dreamy prose。 Our unnamed narrator grew up in Durham and leaves for London as soon as she as able。 The pervasive diet culture during her formative years forces her into disordered eating that she struggles with the entirety of the book。 She then meets a man and not long after their relationship he moves to Barcelona。 She joins him。 She struggles with belonging and not knowing what kind of life she wants for herself， whether she can even make the life she wants at all。I enjoyed this so much， especially the food writing which might be strange to say considering so much of it comes from a place of disordered eating。 This is a book that I know I will be thinking about for quite some time。Read via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Anna
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All hail Jessica Andrews 🤩🙌🏻
Alice Daniels
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Feel absolutely privileged to have read this prior to release and I'm so glad that I did。I was a little nervous going into this as I'd advertised quite heavily that I didn't get on with 'Normal People' by Sally Rooney and my friend jokingly said "well if you didn't like that， you'll hate this。。。"Either through naivety or ignorance I decided to persevere and I'm so glad I did。 I've never read a narrative anything like this， its an unusual first person perspective that gives you no prior explanati Feel absolutely privileged to have read this prior to release and I'm so glad that I did。I was a little nervous going into this as I'd advertised quite heavily that I didn't get on with 'Normal People' by Sally Rooney and my friend jokingly said "well if you didn't like that， you'll hate this。。。"Either through naivety or ignorance I decided to persevere and I'm so glad I did。 I've never read a narrative anything like this， its an unusual first person perspective that gives you no prior explanation and just drops you in the middle of the story。 The chapters are very short and jump around between different sections of the main characters life。 We might be reading about her childhood experiences with her mother one second and then jump to her adult life in which she's building new relationships。I felt like I could relate to this story so much。 Growing up in the 2000's surrounded by 'heroin chic' was a common affliction of young women and it has clearly affected a generation。 I've been on my own journey with this and feel so proud of the trauma I've overcome。 This woman was earlier on in her journey and my heart ached for her。 I felt her frustrations and was cheering on her victories。 I felt so maternal towards this character and wanted to protect her on this journey。 I can absolutely imagine that this type of story telling isn't to everyone's taste。 However， it is a fairly accurate representation of young women's experiences growing up in the world of body shaming magazines and attempting to starve yourself out of existence。 I think its an important narrative to be exposed。 This represents the silent epidemic that affected a generation of young women and shows us how devastating the effects can be。 。。。more
Trina Dixon
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In this novel we meet a young girl who is growing up in a society where she's judged on what she eats and how she looks。 This follows her through her life and the novel looks at her oast and present and how the trauma of growing up impacts her adult life。 Beautiful prose and vivid descriptions of food make this an enjoyable read In this novel we meet a young girl who is growing up in a society where she's judged on what she eats and how she looks。 This follows her through her life and the novel looks at her oast and present and how the trauma of growing up impacts her adult life。 Beautiful prose and vivid descriptions of food make this an enjoyable read 。。。more
Johann （jobis89）
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Jessica can do no wrong。 This book was just as breathtaking as her first。
Kira
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“At first， pushing away my hunger made more room inside me to feel everything else。 I wanted colour， danger and beauty， things that felt removed from the daily grind of eating， sleeping and my new job at the pub。 I shrank my needs for food， safety and comfort in pursuit of poetry and magic。” （p。69）Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews is sensual， languid， dreamlike – like a warm， hazy summer evening。 The narrative explores both girl- and womanhood and the societal pressures that come with both。 The unna “At first， pushing away my hunger made more room inside me to feel everything else。 I wanted colour， danger and beauty， things that felt removed from the daily grind of eating， sleeping and my new job at the pub。 I shrank my needs for food， safety and comfort in pursuit of poetry and magic。” （p。69）Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews is sensual， languid， dreamlike – like a warm， hazy summer evening。 The narrative explores both girl- and womanhood and the societal pressures that come with both。 The unnamed protagonist is untethered， lost in adulthood after her rebellious teenage years， and still searching for an identity whilst society yells the multiple ideals of how a woman should look， act， be。 In particular， Andrews hones in on disordered and unhealthy eating habits and normalisation of eating disorders within teenage culture; if anything it is something to aspire to， however， it remains taboo。 If you go too far with your disordered eating， become too unwell from it， you are incapable of control and restraint。 There’s no winning when it comes to living up to the expectation of an ideal woman， and Andrews does an incredible job of depicting that， showing the trauma and psychological impact that continues to haunt the protagonist as they move through life。 Cutting between the past and ‘present’ day， the reader witnesses both the cause and consequence of each comment， insinuation and unspoken societal rule; giving us a slow assembling jigsaw puzzle that pieces together the long-term damage and how it has shaped the protagonist。There is so much to love about this book; the astute depiction of a working-class teenager’s experience growing up， the lavish descriptions of food and cooking， the complexities of an eating disorder， the instability of employment and the intricacies of love。 A beautiful second novel that compliments Andrews’ debut， Saltwater， with its fragmentary narrative and social commentary。“I want to grow bigger than my shame， to have mass and identity， to leave marks and indentations， to prove my own existence。” 。。。more
Pipa
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TW: Eating disordersAfter reading Saltwater last year and falling head over heels for it， I was incredibly excited to be given early access to Milk Teeth on kindle。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this！ Andrews is back with more poetic and mesmerising prose。 Many of the themes from Saltwater were similar in this book。 A young female protagonist， born in North-East England， with an absentee father and issues with her self-image - but primarily， trying to understand her place in the w TW: Eating disordersAfter reading Saltwater last year and falling head over heels for it， I was incredibly excited to be given early access to Milk Teeth on kindle。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this！ Andrews is back with more poetic and mesmerising prose。 Many of the themes from Saltwater were similar in this book。 A young female protagonist， born in North-East England， with an absentee father and issues with her self-image - but primarily， trying to understand her place in the world， especially in relation to others （whereas in Saltwater this person was her mother， in Milk Teeth it’s her current partner）。 Milk Teeth has the added bonus of being partially set in Spain。 Evoking this setting through this novel was irresistible and sublime。 However， despite my enjoyment， I didn’t fall head over heels for this in the same way as her previous book。 Whereas I felt great affinity for the protagonist in Saltwater， I grew tired and annoyed of this one。 Sections felt relatable， but this time it felt almost too earnest and navel-gazing。 She was contradictory， hypocritical， selfish and cruel at times。 If Andrews was looking to create an unreliable and dislikable narrator， she succeeded。 But something tells me that this was not the primary aim。 Perhaps it’s just me。Overall， if you liked Saltwater I’d still recommend this。 The writing style is similarly gorgeous！ 。。。more
Safiya
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Gah， it’s official， I love Jessica Andrews。Like Saltwater （also by Andrews， also loved）， Milk Teeth has a dreamlike and meandering character-based plot。 Andrews writes with such lyricism that a grotty house party in a mouldy flat in London， feels just as ethereal as staring up at a full moon in the Pyrenees。Milk Teeth is 295 pages living in the body of a woman tugging at and hiding away the parts of her body she doesn’t feel comfortable with。 It is at times uncomfortable， heartbreaking and frust Gah， it’s official， I love Jessica Andrews。Like Saltwater （also by Andrews， also loved）， Milk Teeth has a dreamlike and meandering character-based plot。 Andrews writes with such lyricism that a grotty house party in a mouldy flat in London， feels just as ethereal as staring up at a full moon in the Pyrenees。Milk Teeth is 295 pages living in the body of a woman tugging at and hiding away the parts of her body she doesn’t feel comfortable with。 It is at times uncomfortable， heartbreaking and frustrating， but also strangely familiar and soothing。 A really lovely book。I received a copy of Milk Teeth from the publisher via NetGalley 。。。more
Matthew Everett
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A banger
Lotte
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4。5/5 s t u n n i n g
Amy [adleilareads]
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This blew me away。The writing was excellent， so descriptive and lyrical - it flowed beautifully and made me want to read everything Andrews has ever written - I can’t believe I haven’t read Saltwater yet。The plot is non-chronological， flipping between our unnamed protagonist’s present and past relationships as she attempts to come to terms with her own wants from life。 She also navigates the fear of living with regrets， making bad choices and not living up to your potential。 There is heavy heart This blew me away。The writing was excellent， so descriptive and lyrical - it flowed beautifully and made me want to read everything Andrews has ever written - I can’t believe I haven’t read Saltwater yet。The plot is non-chronological， flipping between our unnamed protagonist’s present and past relationships as she attempts to come to terms with her own wants from life。 She also navigates the fear of living with regrets， making bad choices and not living up to your potential。 There is heavy heart break but also love， loneliness， want， identity and desire。 Bloody brilliant。Here are some quotes that stood out:“I think about all the years I have struggled to articulate myself in my own language， pushing my words into my body instead。”“I needed to learn how to look at the woman inside me without flinching， learn how to feed her and care for her， to recognise her as me。”“You knotted your want into a rope and threw it to me。”Absolutely loved。Thank you Sceptre for my gifted copy！ 。。。more
Georgia
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In Milk Teeth， Andrews wends her way through the beginning， middle and end of a relationship， whilst sharing a commentary on coming of age in the 2010s， where diet culture was rife and eyebrows were thin。。 I love the format of Andrews books， with short chapters that easily flow into one another that you can dip in and out of at will。 Each chapter is like a small vignette， full of palpable moments which feel like you are holding something just at the edge of your grasp。 Written in a stunning lite In Milk Teeth， Andrews wends her way through the beginning， middle and end of a relationship， whilst sharing a commentary on coming of age in the 2010s， where diet culture was rife and eyebrows were thin。。 I love the format of Andrews books， with short chapters that easily flow into one another that you can dip in and out of at will。 Each chapter is like a small vignette， full of palpable moments which feel like you are holding something just at the edge of your grasp。 Written in a stunning literary style which is lyrical without being too ‘flowery’， I must have underlined at least 20 quotes - I don’t know how she does it！ Most memorable from both Saltwater and Milk Teeth is the nostalgia littered throughout which are always my favourite parts of the narrative - an absolute joy to read。 。。。more
Millie Stephen
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Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews was my most anticipated read of 2022， the moment I heard Andrews had written/was working on a new novel I practically squealed with excitement。 When a copy of Milk Teeth was in my postbox on Friday morning I honestly felt like I’d won the lottery and had to explain to my parents who were looking at me with rather great levels of concern what this book was and why I was so worked up over it。 So I’m extremely grateful to the publishers for sending this copy my way。 In Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews was my most anticipated read of 2022， the moment I heard Andrews had written/was working on a new novel I practically squealed with excitement。 When a copy of Milk Teeth was in my postbox on Friday morning I honestly felt like I’d won the lottery and had to explain to my parents who were looking at me with rather great levels of concern what this book was and why I was so worked up over it。 So I’m extremely grateful to the publishers for sending this copy my way。 In 2020 I read Saltwater and it’s sat with me ever since， its lyrical beauty has held me captive since reading and I’ve been craving more of Andrews’s painfully honest prose since I finished it。 So， when Milk Teeth arrived I quickly polished off what I was reading so I could jump straight into it and waste no time。Milk Teeth was everything that I had expected it to be and so， so much more。 Andrew’s lyrical writing is back， the short page long chapters made for easy reading， and each chapter flicked between a non-chronological order， similar to Saltwater， which showcased our female protagonists' childhood up north， life in London， Paris， and time in Barcelona。 A story set between two cities but written with such smoothness you’re wrapped up in the narrative and taken on a journey through our main character's life that the location and change in the timeline aren’t difficult to keep up with at all。 The heat of Barcelona and the warmth of the romance and emotions between our two main characters juxtapose so well with the coldness of London and the fear and loneliness felt as well as the sadness， anxiety and negative but entirely overpowering view and perception of food， body image， and eating。 Milk Teeth is a story of loneliness， belonging， identity， and overall love - and how we’re deserving of it。I can’t praise this book highly enough and it’s certainly one that I’ll be revisiting。 A book hasn’t tugged on my heart like this since Open Water - if you’re a fan of Open Water then I can almost guarantee you’ll adore Milk Teeth as well。 It’s out in July this year so get the pre-orders in。 。。。more
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