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A01=Meryem El Mehdati
Author_Meryem El Mehdati
capitalism
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Convenience Store Woman
dark humour
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fanfiction
forthcoming
islamophobia
modern living
outsider
precarious employment
racism
relatable narrator
strong female character
tourism
toxic boss
workplace romance

Product details

  • ISBN 9781399734035
  • Weight: 230g
  • Dimensions: 126 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Jun 2026
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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'This book has made me feel held and less alone in this world'
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'A bit like the friendships you make in the bathrooms of nightclubs. Meryem, I don't know you but I love you as if you were my lifelong friend'
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'Down with work'
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Meryem is twenty-five years old, drinks too much coffee, goes on dates with disappointing men and never says what she really thinks. She has just started her first job, in the head office of Supersaurio: the most important supermarket chain in the Canary Islands. As she makes the transition from intern, to temp, to arrive at the promised land of fixed employment - Meryem must contend with sexism, racism, job insecurity, and learn how to survive without losing your soul.


'So biting and refreshingly honest that the real world feels just a little more ridiculous by comparison'
Jinwoo Chong, author of Flux

'Honest, intelligent and funny'

Andrea Abreu, author of Dogs of Summer

Meryem El Mehdati (Rabat, 1991) studied Translation and Interpretation. She has been a private tutor, secretary, shop assistant, nanny, assistant director and internal comms specialist. Her debut novel Supersaurus was originally published in Spanish by Blackie Books in 2022. She has contributed to Vogue, SModa, La Provincia, El Salto and Igluu Magazine.

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