Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Gunk by Saba Sams is a raw exploration of family in all its forms.
What We Say: “From the author of the short story collection, Send Nudes, Saba tells the story of Jules who works alongside her now ex-husband Leon in Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in Brighton. He’s slightly seedy, and – let’s be honest – something of a loser, but as the years pass by and Jules remains single and childless, something keeps her from making a proper exit. But when enigmatic Nim arrives to work in the bar, everything changes. And when she discovers she’s pregnant, Jules finds herself facing a future she didn’t think was possible. In a twist on the standard love triangle, it’s the ambiguous relationship between the two women that will keep you glued to the page to the very end.” – Maria Padget
What They Say: “An intimate and tender exploration of love’s possibilities” – Sophie Mackintosh
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Maria Padget is Book Club Director at Service95
