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Big Man

By: Dean Atta
Narrated by: Jay Lafayette Valentine
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BIG MAN follows the life of Big, a middle-aged, Black British gay man who lives a gentle life with his boyfriend, Little, in their home in East London. Big and Little enjoy evenings out and group holidays with friends, as much as practising yoga together at home, and running side by side along the Hackney canals.

Big came of age in the club scene under the watchful eye of Mother, an African American trans woman who made a home and a name for herself in London, her house a refuge for wayward queer youth like Big. When he finds out Mother is releasing a memoir, the two reconnect after decades of distance, and Big finds himself having to confront a long-repressed assault that opens old – and new – wounds.

A tender, daring novel full of gentle humour, BIG MAN explores themes of identity, aging, sex, family, and trauma, turning a lens on what it means to age as a queer person, while being a double-edged love letter to the people and places that make us.©2026 Dean Atta (P)2026 W.F.Howes ltd African American Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction
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this was a deep book, i felt the author handled all the themes with grace and sensitivity. I am so glad I read this book and hope we get a sequel some time soon.

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