Saba Sams's newest work, Gunk, delves deep into the challenges of young motherhood against a backdrop of nightlife and personal turmoil. Featuring a not-quite-love-not-quite-triangle involving Jules, her unreliable ex-husband Leon, and a mysterious character named Nim, the novel carries a blend of humor and deeper themes of fertility anxiety and self-identity. With a narrative structure reliant on flashbacks, it juxtaposes the carefree escapades of nightclub culture with the somber realities of parenting and past choices, echoing the refreshing style of her debut collection, Send Nudes.
"The main narrative consists of Jules telling us how this state of affairs came to pass. The summary of Jules's and Leon's relationship is characteristically wry."
"Failed DJ Leon is your quintessential booze-addled fuckboy, past his prime, charismatic but chronically unfaithful."
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