Rosewater

THE HOTTEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023 "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 Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman living in South London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her