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Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize & the Orwell Prize for Fiction

A Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year ‘a serious accomplishment’ Sunday Times

‘vivid and expansive’ Sophie Mackintosh

‘a lyrical celebration’ TLS

‘a glorious, poetic feat’ Bolu Babalola

This is a novel about two women – Melissa and Catarina. Catarina is born to a well-known political family in Brazil. Melissa, a South London native, is brought up by her mum and a crew of rebellious grandmothers.

In 2016, they meet for the first time. Their story takes us across continents and generations. In it we see sisterhood and queerness, and, perhaps, glimpse a better way to live.