You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty
THE SUMMER'S HOTTEST ROMANCE
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4.1 • 80 Ratings
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- £6.49
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Publisher Description
She's landed in the perfect place . . . to fall for the wrong man.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
NOMINATED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR ROMANCE
A ZOELLA BOOK CLUB PICK
'A summer must' Stylist
'Gripping from page one' Vogue
'Raunchy, sad and uplifting' Grazia
'THE book of hot girl summer'Bustle
Have you fallen for this INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING novelist's sizzling hot entrance into the world of romance?
It's the opportunity of a lifetime:
Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City's blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals. And as the sun goes down on her old life our heroine also might just be ready to open her heart to someone new. . .
The only problem is, she's falling for the one man she absolutely can't have.
'A must read for all romance lovers' @between2books_
'Emezi is a dream of a writer. My heart soared and shook and panted.' BOLU BABALOLA
'A scorching tale of love after loss.' KirkusReviews
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
For their first romance novel, Akwaeke Emezi crafts an impactful story on living through love, and learning to love again. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty captures the journey of rediscovery for widow Feyi Adekola. Five years on from the loss of her husband and whilst grieving through her art, the twentysomething artist begins to regain control of her life. From the tone-setting opening chapter, where her celibate years grind to a frisky halt, this clever rom-com measures up. As expected when moving to the big city, Feyi’s time in New York brings career revival, chance encounters, love triangles and lots of mixed feelings. But will it deliver her the chance to find love again? Emezi borrowed their book’s title from lyrics off 2018 Florence + the Machine single “Hunger” and summons similar dark, spiritual links between beauty, romance and mortality.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Emezi (Freshwater) unpacks the ever-present weight of grief in this deeply emotional love story. It's been five years since artist Feyi Adekola lost the love of her life, Jonah, in a car crash that still haunts her dreams. Now the 29-year-old hopes to create a new life in New York City, refocusing on her art and living comfortably with her best friend, Joy. A flirtatious-turned-sexual encounter with a stranger even convinces her to reconsider the possibility of companionship. Enter perfect gentleman Nasir Blake, who's attentive, supportive of Feyi's art, and understanding of her reluctance to get serious. When Nasir offers Feyi the opportunity to show her work at a gallery with a famous curator while on a luxury vacation with his family, her life finally starts to feel like her own again. But after Feyi meets Nasir's famous chef father, Alim, she's smitten with him, and no matter how inappropriate the infatuation may be, she can't get him out of her mind. Emezi does a great job capturing the unavoidable mess as the complicated characters collide. Though the middle gets a bit winded and repetitive, there are some powerful revelations about loss and love along the way. This is sure to tug at readers' heartstrings.
Customer Reviews
first book review
i should read blurbs more often, wasn’t expecting this plot but beautifully written