Confrontations

Salomé was bullied for years, and one day she snapped. She is now being held in a secure unit for young offenders, and her counsellor is best known for his racist gaffes on reality TV. Her father has recently been diagnosed with liver cancer, and her elder sister Miriam wants to get out of their small, close-minded village. Salomé finds it hard to keep her temper and think about the crime she is charged with committing, but as time passes, she finds new strength to delve into the reasons for her rage and arrive at her own understanding of punishment, penitence, and the paradoxical demands made on her existence as a Black woman.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 11 January 2024
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Salomé endured years of relentless bullying, and despite the pleas of her family and friends, no one came to her aid. The weight of her torment reached a breaking point, and she snapped. Now, at the tender age of sixteen, she finds herself confined in a secure unit for young offenders. Her counsellor, a man whose approval holds the key to her release, is infamous for his racist remarks on reality TV. Salomé's father is battling liver cancer, and her elder sister, Miriam, is determined to escape the narrow-minded village they call home. The atmosphere at both home and in the unit is suffocatingly tense.

Salomé struggles to control her temper and grapples with the crime she is accused of committing. However, as the days pass, she begins to uncover the deep-rooted reasons behind her fury and unravels the complex paradoxes that shape her existence as a Black woman. Confrontations is a raw and unflinching portrayal of racism and resilience, penned by one of the Netherlands' most exciting new literary voices.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800814752
Edition number: Main