Jaded

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Jade isn't even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.

Jade has done all the right things.

She's curated herself to fit right in at her law firm, but tells herself she has no choice.
She's with a man who loves her, but isn't always herself around him.
She's made her Omma and Baba proud, but resents that they can't properly understand her.

Jade is perfectly in control of her life.

Until one terrible night unravels Jade's carefully constructed world, leaving her wondering who she truly is.

JADED is a refreshing and bitingly honest debut novel about how one shocking event can upend everything... and asks, what would you have done in her situation?

©2024 Ela Lee (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

  • Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction. I tore through JADED – it made me laugh, cry and really bloody furious

    Stacey Halls

  • JADED is a thoughtful, hard-hitting exploration of race, identity, and the rippling effects of sexual assault. Ela Lee writes with an urgency and clarity that will have you hooked until the last page.

    Cecile Pin, author of WANDERING SOULS

  • A raw, compulsive and nuanced novel about identity, race and consent

    i

  • One of 2024’s hottest reads

    Sunday Times

  • This raw, dark novel explores racism, class and sexism and you’ll want to savour every word on every page

    Refinery 29

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