The Youngster
FROM THE LUCY CAVENDISH 2020 FICTION PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATCH
NO ONE COMES BETWEEN THIS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Georgie and her mother Cherry have had their ups and downs. But now they’re devoted to each other – and when Cherry learns that she’s in the early stages of dementia, Georgie is with her every step of the way…
…Until she can’t be. And that’s when he steps into her mother’s life. The one who’s been waiting, watching, whispering.
In turns deeply moving and deeply chilling, The Youngster is about one woman’s spiralling descent when her mother is taken away from her by a damaged younger man.
Bibi Berki
Bibi Berki was born in Cambridge to Hungarian parents, grew up in Hull, then settled in South East London. She worked originally as a news reporter but now writes on all kinds of subjects, though primarily film history. Her previous novel, The Watch, was short-listed for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize (Salt, 2021) and her audio series, The Kiss, is one of Sight & Sound’s recommended film podcasts.