Rosewater
the debut novel from Liv Little
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Rosewater
Narrated by:
Suhaiyla Hippolyte
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Narrated by:
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Suhaiyla Hippolyte
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By:
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Liv Little
Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman living in South London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent working long hours for minimum wage at a neighbourhood gay bar.
The difficulty of being estranged from her family, struggle of being continually rejected from jobs, and fear of never making money doing what she loves, is too great. But Elsie is determined to keep the faith, for a little longer at least. Things will surely turn around. They have to.
As she tries to breathe through the panic attacks, sleeping with her hot and spirited co-worker Bea isn't exactly straightforward and offers Elsie just another place to hide.
As Elsie tries to reconnect with her best friend Juliet, her fragile world spirals out of control. Can Elsie steady herself and not fall through the cracks?
"Wonderfully fresh, zesty and sexy"
BERNARDINE EVARISTO author of Girl, Woman, Other
"Frank, sexy and so tender. Little's pen shines"
BOLU BABALOLA author of Love in Colour
"A story that seeps into you the way warm sunshine does at the final edges of winter"
NICOLE DENNIS-BENN author of Here Comes the Sun
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Critic reviews
Rosewater is essential . . . I raced through it in 24 hours. (Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, editor of Black Joy)
I consumed it in breathless gulps. (Sareeta Domingo, author of If I Don't Have You)
This is a modern Black British love story that will become a future classic. (Symeon Brown, author of Get Rich or Lie Trying)
Rosewater is a confident debut, brimming with ideas and bursting with heart . . . I am in awe. (Nikesh Shukla, author of The Good Immigrant)
Liv writes with ease, creating natural and effortless prose that is quietly powerful. (Travis Alabanza, author of None of the Above)
A wonderfully fresh, zesty and sexy debut novelist who is putting black queer lives, loves and longings centre stage, where they belong. (Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other)
Rosewater is funny, witty, messy, and beautifully queer . . . a story that seeps into you the way warm sunshine does at the final edges of winter. (Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun)
Bold and beautiful . . . [a] bracing contemporary voice. (Mike Jackson, John Legend and Ty Stiklorius)
Frank, sexy, and so tender. Little's pen shines. (Bolu Babalola, author of Love in Colour)
Rosewater feels like a song for the dreamers who are trying to find their way. It is a wonderful, messy, heart-filled novel. (Jendella Benson, author of Hope and Glory)
It's tender, soulful, and sexy, and once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. (Phoebe Robinson, author of You Can’t Touch My Hair)
Sharply observed yet tender at the same time, Rosewater explores the meaning of home, exposing its fragility and its tenacity as Little's characters fight to find their place in the world. (Gwen E. Kirby, author of Shit Cassandra Saw)
Rosewater is sensuous, urgent and pulsating with youth -- embracing all of its messiness, discovery and boundless capacity for love. (Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming)
Rosewater is sexy, alive, and modern-a perfectly-formed romance . . . this book is a must-read and a captivating delight. (Jayne Allen, author of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted)
A gritty, heartfelt, no holds barred look at life and love in present-day London. (Andrea Lee, author of Red Island House)
An effervescent and irresistible new voice. (Coco Mellors, author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein)
A thrilling book. (Fatimah Asghar, author of When We Were Sisters)
Inspiring . . . bold and hotly anticipated debut. (Olive Wakefield)
A highly relevant look at millennial life in the city. (Jessie Thompson)
Full of energy, wit and excitement, this is a book to watch. (Francesca Brown)
Bold debut novel . . . free-spirited . . . amazing. (Kiera Egan)
An unapologetically bold and heartfelt love story with a timeless message about living your authentic self at its core. (Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?)
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