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Razor sharp, provocatively page-turning and surprisingly tender, Luster by Raven Leilani is a painfully funny debut. 'A taut, sharp, funny book about being young now. It's brutal–and brilliant.' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth 'A book of pure fineness, exceptional.' – Diana Evans...

Razor sharp, provocatively page-turning and surprisingly tender, Luster by Raven Leilani is a painfully funny debut. 'A taut, sharp, funny book about being young now. It's brutal–and brilliant.' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth 'A book of pure fineness, exceptional.' – Diana Evans...

Edie tem vinte e poucos anos e está tentando descobrir quem é e o que quer ser — tudo isso enquanto trabalha numa editora e faz as piores escolhas amorosas possíveis. Pela internet, ela conhece Eric, um homem branco de meia-idade que tem um casamento aberto e com quem inicia um relacionamento.

"There is a universal appeal to [Narrator Ariel] Blake's performance as Edie, a protagonist who may be her own worst antagonist. Blake's delivery has an immensely human, relatable quality that makes the listener want the best for Edie as she struggles to make her way in the world." -- AudioFile...

Die dreiundzwanzigjährige Edie lebt in Bushwick, Brooklyn, und hält sich nach ihrem abgebrochenen Kunststudium finanziell mit einem Assistenzjob in einem Verlag und emotional mit wechselnden Liebschaften über Wasser. Dann beginnt sie eine Affäre mit Eric, einem weißen Mann, der in einer offenen Ehe lebt und fast doppelt so alt ist wie sie. Während sich Edie mit Erics Ehefrau und vor allem mit der Adoptivtochter des Paares, Akila, einem Schwarzen Mädchen, anfreundet, verschieben sich alle Perspektiven.

From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a spellbinding symphony of passion and hatred, power and perversity, color and class that spans three generations of Black women in a fading beach town. “A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not only of love but of racial politics.” —Los...

As a child, Theo absorbed, among other things, a belief in the immortality of the soul. Her mother often said that if her daughter believed in it sincerely and zealously, she would never be alone. More often than not, these words were frightening. They made Theo think about the inevitability of death. But in a way, they also brought comfort. She knew that she would never be alone, no matter what happened. Poison in plastic cups, and stray bullets became the best teachers there ever were within the walls of that small church. They spelt it out. Death was just death and nothing else.

Childhood was an amazing period of life–a time when you were unconditionally dependent on the decisions of adults. Theo always consider herself an obedient child and never thought of being anything else. Obedient children were held up as examples to the neighbors, but even obedient children were sometimes drowned in the river by distraught mothers. Theo often saw fear in her mother‘s eyes. That fear had many shades. Most often superstitious. But rarely gratuitous. And when next to her father always reverent.

During her journey, Officer Bloom finds a web of lies that reveals the dark secrets of those closest to the victim. A chaotic moment at a retreat where two people, Sarah and Officer Bloom, chase after a woman who flees from the group. The woman, initially mistaken for someone suspicious, is tackled by Sarah and revealed to be wearing a strange costume with a tail, possibly dressed as a troll. Amid confusion and accusations, another woman, Wanda, arrives breathlessly and insists that the detained woman is not the person they are looking for.

In search of a job, Theo joins an organization as an evaluator, devoted to supernatural pursuits. Her colleagues and the work she does there test her to the limit. The wondrous mansion, however, requires no believers. In her first case with David, she encountered a client who claimed to have seen a demon. Despite remaining skeptical, Theo wondered if there was more to the situation than meets the eye. While her scientific background urged her to seek rational explanations, this internal conflict left her questioning whether there were realms beyond her understanding.