num_pages: 256
description: A compelling debut novel that heralds a bright new voice on the literary scene: shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and Portico Prize for Literature.Best known for her classic black comedy 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too', Andrea Dunbar wrote three plays before dying at a tragically young age. This new literary portrayal features a cast of real and imagined characters set against the backdrop of the infamous Buttershaw estate during the Thatcher era.A bittersweet tale of the north/south divide, it reveals how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born and went on to become one of her generation's greatest dramatists. Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile is a poignant piece of kitchen sink noir that tells Dunbar's compelling story in print for the very first time.Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile is Adelle Stripe's keenly anticipated debut novel.
language: English
title: Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile
publisher: Little, Brown Book Group