In Every Mirror She's Black

In Every Mirror She's Black
Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
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Hardback
h228 x 145mm - 416pg
28 Oct 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781801108584
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A timely and arresting debut novel about what it means to be a Black woman in the world. Perfect for fans of Queenie and Americanah. Three Black women building new lives in Stockholm become linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man. Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U. S. to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation' s largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi' s move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in business class en route to the U. S. propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of wealth, luxury, and privilege - a life she' s not sure she wants - as the object of his unhealthy obsession. And refugee Muna Saheed, who lost her entire family, finds a job cleaning the toilets at Jonny' s office as she works to establish her residency in Sweden and, more importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home. Told through the perspectives of each of the three women, In Every Mirror She' s Black is a timely, richly nuanced novel that touches on important social issues of racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism, and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society.
' A sharply written story with messy, deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers. A book that will stick with you long after you' ve turned the last page' -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six ' These characters will pull at your heartstrings. Lola writes with a contemporary flair, highlighting the layered subtleties of the Black woman' s plight' -- Nicole Dennis-Benn, bestselling author of novels Here Comes the Sun and Patsy ' A sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and the many dimensions of Black womanhood. Timely and terrific!' -- Deesha Philyaw, award-winning author of The Secret Life of Church Ladies ' This is a very different and unpredictable portrayal of Black women' s search for love and self, and it' s pure magic' -- Kim Golden, author of Maybe Baby ' At once enjoyable and disturbing as it explores the painful price millions of women around the world pay for walking around with black skin' -- Imbolo Mbue, New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers ' Captivating. Akerstroem describes what it is to be an ambitious black woman in today' s world. The story of Kemi, Muna and Brittany-Rae - black women hoping to start anew in a society that does not see them - is a story for these times, and their fate is a stark reminder that the seaweed isn' t always greener in somebody else' s lake' -- Chika Unigwe, author of On Black Sisters' Street ' A striking debut . . . As entertaining as it is revealing, Akerstroem' s novel has readers hoping that each of these women is able to break free from toxic expectations and achieve her every dream and ambition. Along the way, Akerstroem also delivers poignant commentary on Swedish culture and the price Black women pay by virtue of the color of their skin. A guaranteed favorite for fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie' s Americanah' * Booklist * ' Take three Black women in search of a better life. Add love and desire to a mix of family expectations and what it' s like to have no family whatsoever. Akinmade Akerstrom' s voice is fresh and insightful as she tells a compelling story of what it means to be a Black woman in a globalised world. From a rich, cushioned elite to a determined refugee, she takes us from the US and London to Sweden. This ambitious novel is beautifully realised. Akinmade Akerstrom is definitely a writer to watch!' -- Yaba Badoe, author of A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars and Wolflight
Nigerian-American and based in Sweden, Lola Akinmade Akerstroem is an award-winning author, speaker, and photographer. Her work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, BBC, CNN, Guardian, Sunday Times Travel, Daily Telegraph, New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Travel Channel, Adventure Magazine, Lonely Planet, amongst others. In addition to contributing to several books, she is the author of the following books: 2018 Lowell Thomas Award winner for best travel book, Due North and bestselling LAGOM: Swedish Secret of Living Well, available in 18 foreign language editions. She has been recognized with multiple awards for her work, including 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Bill Muster Award, and she was honoured with a MIPAD 100 (Most Influential People of African Descent) Award within media and culture in 2018. Her photography is represented by National Geographic Image Collection. Lola is also the editor of Slow Travel Stockholm, an online magazine dedicated to exploring Sweden' s capital city in depth.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781801108584
Published: 28 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Format: Hardback
Height: 228mm
Width: 145mm
Pages: 416

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