“Properly interesting – a teen novel about creativity, confidence and upcycling clothes. About time!” – Dawn French Screw waiting for life to hand me a fairytale… I’m gonna earn it! Kat is broke. Bullied by ‘mean girls’, blanked by her cool boy crush, and trapped between her warring parents, she has one escape: to sew. From scraps and cast-offs, she creates gorgeous designs she models for her mates down their dingy backstreet. But when her parents can’t afford the heating bills, dare Kat sew her own gown for the Winter Wonderland Ball? Or will the haters rip her to shreds? The Swish is a funny, honest story of one girl’s attempt to transform herself through hard work, creative cheek and the flash of a needle. Turning rags to (kinda!) riches, can ‘alley Kat’ storm the catwalk – and rock the ball? Free to download from Friday the 28th of July until midnight on the 1st of August 2023!
Meet Tash Bell
With a career presenting for TV and writing for the national press (tashbell.org), Tash Bell
relishes the chance to create buzz for an issue she cares about. Her previous writing has
garnered acclaim (‘Impossible to read without laughing out loud’, Tony Parsons. ‘Cheeky,
sassy and very readable’, Lorraine Kelly). Sustainable fashion is a hot topic for today’s media. But while celebs trips over themselves
to appear ethical on the red carpet, Tash wants to inspire teenagers to do it for themselves.
At a time when we’re all learning to do more with less, she hopes Kat’s funny, feel-good
story will empower readers: work hard, and you can be your own label (whatever that looks
like). Tash plans to put a healthy chunk of book revenue towards funding her fashion
upcycling workshops for cash-pressed kids and young carers, and has already started work
on the sequel. She wants The Swish to inspire teenagers take fashion back into their hands
– where it belongs!
