Mouthy - Clare Reddaway

Mouthy is a sharp, emotionally resonant collection of short stories by award-winning writer Clare Reddaway. Exploring themes of voice, resistance, and self-definition, the stories span tones from wry and political to lyrical and intimate. At its heart, Mouthy is about speaking up - and the consequences of doing so.

The title story features a female MP dealing with online abuse and was longlisted for the Cinnamon Press New Voices Award 2024. Other stories explore domestic pressure, power imbalances, quiet rebellion, and unexpected tenderness.

This is literary fiction with bite: rooted in the female point of view, grounded, often funny, and always precise.