Published in 2022
303 pages
Nominated twice for the Carnegie medal, for the Branford Boase Award and short-listed for the North-East teen book award and the Bristol Book Award, Louisa Reid‘s books for young adults have been widely acclaimed. Her verse novel Gloves Off was Sunday Times book of the week and her latest novel in verse, Wrecked, is as powerfully moving and immersive as its predecessor.
Living in the north west of England, Louisa Reid writes primarily for young adults, although her novels are widely read by adults, too. She is an English teacher and spends most of her spare time reading or writing the kind of books young people might love.
What is this book about?
I believe every word you say. That was always my mistake.
Bright, promising Emma is entangled in a toxic romance with her old professor – and she’s losing control.
Cruel, charming Tom is idolized by his students and peers – confident he holds all the cards.
In their small Oxford home, he manipulates and undermines her every thought and act. Soon, he will push her to the limit and she must decide: to remain quiet and submit, or to take her revenge.
Written in verse and charged with passion and anger, The Poet is a portrait of a deeply dysfunctional relationship, exploring coercive control, class and privilege. It is also a page-turning tale of female solidarity and survival.
