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Homebodies
- Author
- Tembe Denton-Hurst
- Narrator
- Marcella Cox
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 July 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
‘Sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review, ★★★★★
‘Homebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discovery— it’s the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at you’ Reader review, ★★★★★
'A powerful and necessary read’ Reader review, ★★★★★
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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. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship.
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?
Don’t miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love:
❤️Coming of age
❤️Old flame
❤️Love triangle
❤️City girl/small hometown
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Praise for Tembe Denton-Hurst
‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel that’s stunning and poignant; Homebodies is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely original’ Bryan Washington, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot
'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identity’ Vogue
‘Denton-Hurst dazzles with her stirring indictment of racism in media and its insidious effects on Mickey… Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed.’Publishers Weekly
Critics Review
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Praise for Homebodies
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‘Sharp and heartfelt and keenly observed – I devoured this book’ Katie Cotugno, New York Times Bestselling author of Birds of California
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‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois
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‘Denton-Hurst dazzles with her stirring indictment of racism in media and its insidious effects on Mickey. . . Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed.’Publishers Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Tembe Denton-Hurst
- Narrator
- Marcella Cox
- Duration
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 July 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008607685
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Narrative theme: coming of age, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
‘Sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review, ★★★★★ ‘Homebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discovery— it’s the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at you’ Reader review, ★★★★★ 'A powerful and necessary read’ 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. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship. 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? Don’t miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love: ❤️Coming of age ❤️Old flame ❤️Love triangle ❤️City girl/small hometown * * * * Praise for Tembe Denton-Hurst ‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois 'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel that’s stunning and poignant; Homebodies is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely original’ Bryan Washington, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot 'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identity’ Vogue ‘Denton-Hurst dazzles with her stirring indictment of racism in media and its insidious effects on Mickey… Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed.’Publishers Weekly
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