Rainbow Milk

Zusatztext This sharp coming-of-age novel explores exactly what it means to be a young, queer Black man in Britain. It's bold, fearless and fresh Informationen zum Autor Mendez Klappentext 'Sensuous and thrillingly well written' Observer In the Black Country in the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has moved to Britain with his wife to secure a brighter future for themselves and their children. At the turn of the millennium, Jesse seeks a fresh start in London - escaping from a broken immediate family, a repressive religious community and the desolate, disempowered Black Country - but finds himself at a loss for a new centre of gravity, and turns to sex work to create new notions of love, fatherhood and spirituality. 'A fearless and hopeful account of one black man's entry into adulthood that explores identity, family and sexuality against the backdrop of the Windrush legacy . . . this is a wonderful read from an exciting new voice in British fiction' Independent Vorwort A raw, essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice in queer black fiction, with shades of James Baldwin, Kei Miller and Moonlight . RAINBOW MILK is Dialogue's lead debut for 2020. Zusammenfassung A raw, essential and revelatory coming-of-age narrative from a thrilling new voice in queer black fiction, with shades of James Baldwin, Kei Miller and Moonlight. RAINBOW MILK is Dialogue's lead debut for 2020.

Product details

• Authors: Mendez, Paul Mendez, Mendez Paul
• Assisted by: Layne Priscilla (Translation)
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780349700588
• ISBN: 978-0-349-70058-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, FICTION / Literary, Midlands, Modern & contemporary fiction, Relating to Gay, Lesbian & bisexual people, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Gay & Lesbian studies, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Gay & Lesbian studies / LGBTQ studies, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General