It is also riotously, delightfully queer, featuring, hallelujah, so many characters who weren't straight that I had trouble remembering if anyone even was heterosexual." R.
"I love this book's understanding of how tightly grief can tangle itself with elation, and how loss might elicit possession. Feyi's roommate, Joy, tries to be the voice of reason, but romance doesn't follow the rules in this queer-friendly, erotic fantasy about finding happiness after loss. Here Feyi meets Nasir's father, Alim, a celebrity chef, and sparks fly between them-making for a rather complicated situation. Soon, she's joining him and his family at their tropical island hideaway. A new romance with wealthy Nasir Blake gives her the chance to exhibit her work at a gallery as part of a group show. Now 29, Feyi, a bisexual black woman, hopes to start over in New York City and make it as an artist.
THE STORY: Five years ago, Feyi Adekola's true love, Jonah, died in a car accident. They won the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa and received a 2018 National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honor. Emezi has also published a memoir, Dear Senthuran (2021), and a poetry collection, Content Warning: Everything (2022). Nov/Dec2019), a National Book Award finalist and The Death of Vivek Oji (**** SELECTION Nov/Dec 2020). Nonbinary Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi's novels include Freshwater ( SELECTION May/June 2018), a New York Times Notable Book the young adult novel Pet (.
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