Homebodies

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What to expect

’THIS BOOK IS SO FUN AND HOT AND EXCEPTIONALLY WRITTEN!!’

Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Tembe’s characters are captivating. Her writing is sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘It's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Mickey and her friends drew me in right away and it was so easy to see myself in her’ 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:

- Working as a full-time writer for a trendy media company (tick)
- In a committed, loving relationship (tick)

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?

* * *

Tropes:

· Coming of age
· Old flame
· Love triangle
· City girl/small hometown

Critics Review

  • Praise for Homebodies

    ‘Sharp and heartfelt and keenly observed – I devoured this book’ Katie Cotugno, New York Times Bestselling author of Birds of California

    ‘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 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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