Rosewater
the debut novel from Liv Little
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4.2 • 13 Ratings
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- £5.49
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"Frank, sexy, and so tender. Little's pen shines" Bolu Babalola, author of Love in Colour
"A beautifully rendered story about love's possibilities and its limits. I laughed, I cried, couldn't put it down" Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually
"An effervescent and irresistible new voice" Coco Mellors, author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein
"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
"Full of energy, wit and excitement, this is a book to watch" Stylist
"Bold debut novel . . . free-spirited . . . amazing" Cosmopolitan
"A paeon to a queer love affair that's sexy, complex and romantic. Effortlessly capturing our uncertain zeitgeist" Evening Standard
A deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been.
Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman 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?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Elsie is in crisis, and she seeks refuge in the person who knows her best. But is she setting off a chain of events that will lead to catastrophe? Debut novelist Liz Little takes us on a journey through the streets of South London, where Elsie feels both comfortable and deeply uneasy by turns, an odyssey which eventually works to peel back the layers of her bravado to reveal the vulnerability of a young woman looking for home. It’s a novel which works beautifully as a window into Elsie’s world, as a heartfelt romance, and as a portrait of an artist rediscovering her gift. Little plays with and interrogates fluidity—of literary form, of identity and sexuality—but Elsie emerges clearly from her struggles, a forthright, unapologetic voice.
