The Tattooed Girl

'The Tattooed Girl is as startlingly sharp as it is

tender . . . the pain of the inarticulate is given a voice so

piercingly real it prickles the blood.'

Observer

Joshua Seigl, a celebrated but reclusive author, encounters

a young woman with synthetic-looking blonde hair and

pale, tattooed skin in a bookshop. An uneasy relationship

begins, one which lurches between repulsion and

attraction, between hate and love. One of the world's

most respected living novelists brings us a tale of dark

passions, prejudice, and the strange forms that love

can take.

'Oates is a master of many moods and finds space in her fast-

moving narrative for moments of real tenderness. A fine writer

at the top of her form.' David Robson, Sunday Telegraph

'As seeping in bodily fluids as any Philip Roth novel . . . As

a thriller it is as polished and taut as we would expect

from Oates.' Lisa Allardice, Daily Telegraph

'The writing is full of wry, quirky observations, beautifully

wrought.' Scotland on Sunday

'When you start a Joyce Carol Oates novel, you know you're

in good hands. Her writing is original and effortless and she

never disappoints. The Tattooed Girl is no exception.'

Sunday Express