Description
| Product ID: | 9780008607715 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Homebodies |
| Authors: | Author: Tembe Denton-Hurst |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Modern and Contemporary romance, Adult & contemporary romance |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ’THIS BOOK IS SO FUN AND HOT AND EXCEPTIONALLY WRITTEN!!’ Reader review,âââââ ‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this’ Reader review, âââââ ’THIS BOOK IS SO FUN AND HOT AND EXCEPTIONALLY WRITTEN!!’Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you''re looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you''ll love this’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Tembe’s characters are captivating. Her writing is sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘It''s really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she''s worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Mickey and her friends drew me in right away and it was so easy to see myself in her’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐* * *She’s stayed quiet for too long.Now it’s time to speak her truth.Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she’d always dreamed of:- Working as a full-time writer for a trendy media company (tick)- In a committed, loving relationship (tick)Now she’s fired, tossed aside for a younger, more ‘agreeable’ Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism she’s faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickey’s post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.That’s what Mickey has always wanted – isn’t it?* * *Tropes:· Coming of age· Old flame· Love triangle· City girl/small hometown |
| Imprint Name: | HQ |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-07-06 |
