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Rosewater

"This sparkling, finely-observed debut explores the loves, lusts and creative dreams of a young Black South Londoner with a whole lot of wit and warmth."

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Finding the love that’s always been right in your face is at the heart of Liv Little’s Rosewater, a read-in-one sitting joy that fizzes with the desires, disappointments and dreams of 28-year-old Londoner, Elsie.

A confirmed “queen of no-strings”, to quote one of her friends and regular hook-ups, Elsie works in her local gay bar on an impossibly low wage, and longs to land a publishing deal for her poetry. Largely estranged from her family, when the worse happens with her flat, she moves in with her best friend, with escalating complications. The truth of how darn difficult it is to survive on a low income, how hard it is to find creative work that pays, and how having no stability “can fuck with a person” is brilliantly explored. As Elsie remarks in the wake of being dealt disappointing blow after disappointing blow, “Fucking life. Never stops, does it?”.

And that’s the case for all aspects of Elsie’s existence. Alongside her financial and creative struggles, Elsie’s family relationships are strained, though there are glorious moments with her Guyanese grandma.

In time, Elsie also finds moments of elation as Little lays bare complex truths of the heart, the nature of love and desire, and the power of staying true and strong. Elsie’s story will have readers rooting for her along every step of her passionate path.

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