Everything is Not Enough

'Bitter Honey' is a powerful novel about three women trying to navigate life, love, prejudice, and privilege in Stockholm. It is the second novel from the acclaimed author of 'In Every Mirror She's Black' and has received praise for its sharp writing, moving characters, and urgent call for empathy, grace, and understanding.

Format: Paperback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

L?lá Ákínmádé's "Bitter Honey" is a powerful and moving novel that explores the complexities of power, love, prejudice, and privilege in Stockholm. The story follows three women as they navigate life, love, and the challenges of being marginalized in a society that often fails to recognize their worth. The novel is praised for its sharp writing, deep characters, and ability to raise difficult questions without providing easy answers. Taylor Jenkins Reid describes Ákínmádé as the queen of messy characters, while Onyi Nwabineli calls it a bitter honey call for empathy, grace, and understanding. Glamour magazine praises Ákínmádé's ability to shade the gaps between power and love, and Chika Unigwe describes the novel as a real tour de force. Gary Younge praises Ákínmádé's beautiful writing and well-drawn characters, and Heat magazine calls the novel a brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of "In Every Mirror She's Black." The story follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice, and privilege in Stockholm. Yasmiin, a young woman in a coma, discovers that she is listed as next of kin and sets out to understand her actions and uncover fresh mysteries. Kemi, a high-powered professional, embarks on a destructive path to change things up, while Brittany-Rae, a wife, unearths disturbing secrets about her husband and focuses on protecting her daughter, Maya, from her husband's influence. The three women's lives begin to overlap in unexpected circumstances, and the novel explores the themes of identity, belonging, and the search for love and acceptance. The characters are complex and relatable, and the writing is evocative and powerful. "Bitter Honey" is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of the human experience and the challenges faced by marginalized communities.

Weight: 470g
Dimension: 230 x 149 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804548134