Headshot: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZE

‘Explosive . . . Bullwinkel jumps between past, present and future to bring these powerful, brilliant, messy young women vividly to life.’ Guardian

'This is kinetic writing, but it would mean little without this novel’s undertow of human feeling and the rapt attention it pays to life’s bottom dogs, young women who are short on sophistication but long on motivation. . . . Headshot is fresh and strong and sinuous . . . so enveloping to read that you feel, at times, that you are writing it in your own mind' New York Times

'With language that floats like a butterfly and revelations that sting like a bee, Bullwinkel takes the gloves off teenage girlhood, leaving it splayed out in all its wonder, humor, violence, and glory' Oprah Daily

'Bullwinkel’s debut novel is as tense and disciplined as its characters, and she has a gift for capturing the way their minds wander far from the ring and back again. . . . mesmerizing' Vulture

‘An absolute knock-out . . . its visceral, skilful prose grips from first to last . . . Excellent’ Daily Telegraph

‘An ambitious, exciting debut. You emerge from it sweaty, pummelled and ready for your next fight’ Times

‘A knock-out . . . Headshot *feels like the complete deal in a way we rarely see in debut fiction: efficient, forceful, just messy enough to be interesting and leaving space in the ring for the reader' *Observer

‘Fighting is shown to be an undeniable, animal part of femininity in this knockout debut novel . . . Exhilarating’ Spectator

‘Compelling’ Daily Mail

‘Insightful, bold and accomplished, Headshot is also heartfelt’ Times Literary Supplement

‘Headshot has to be one of the most dazzling debuts of the year’ Marie Claire