Gunk

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**Selected as a 2025 book to look out for by the Guardian, Sunday Times, Irish Times, independent.co.uk, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Service95** 'Raw, original and provoking, Saba Sams is Britain's brightest debut novelist' Vogue 'An immersive story about love and the softening borders around what family can be' Sheena Patel 'A joy to read' The Times 'An intimate and tender exploration of love's possibilities' Sophie Mackintosh 'A nuanced exploration of friendship, queerness and love' Jessica Andrews 'I loved this' Nicola Dinan Jules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for five years, but she still works alongside him at Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in central Brighton. She spends her nights serving shots and watching, from behind the bar, as Leon flirts with students on the dancefloor. But then Leon hires nineteen-year-old Nim to work the bar - and her arrival jolts Jules awake for the first time in years. When Nim discovers she's pregnant, Jules agrees to help. As the months pass, and ...