The Panopticon

***Jenni Fagans new novel The Delusions is available now***

A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION AND THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE

One of the most cunning and spirited novels Ive read for years
ALI SMITH

Knocked the breath out of me
OBSERVER

Glorious, unforgettable
THE TIMES

Fifteen-year-old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce, but she has also been let down by every adult she has ever met. Sitting in the back of a police car, she finds herself headed for The Panopticon, a home for chronic offenders where the social workers are as suspicious as its residents. But Anais cant remember the events that have led her there, or why she has blood on her school uniform...

Bold, brave and joyous, Jenni Fagans critically acclaimed debut is a masterful depiction of systematic failure and one girls fight back.

An astonishing debut
JACKIE KAY

Ferocious and devastating
ELEANOR CATTON

A true literary masterpiece
EMMA JANE UNSWORTH

Startlingly accomplished
FINANCIAL TIMES

Simply unforgettable
THE SCOTSMAN

Confident, deftly wrought, compelling
FINANCIAL TIMES