No Small Thing

Three different characters, Livia, Mickey, and Summer, live in a flat below Earl's on the Blossom View Estate. Livia is forced to face her past and the daughter she left behind, Mickey is angry about her mother's abandonment, and Summer seeks refuge with new friends. When the year ends, the family of three becomes two, and the novel explores motherhood, class, and race.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2024
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

For a year, the three of them reside in the apartment below Earl's on the Blossom View Estate. Livia, who has been running for long enough to believe her past may never catch up with her, is now compelled to catch her breath and confront the daughter she left behind. Mickey, who is angry about having a mother who left, a father who died, and the mess she has made of her life, is forced to rely on the very person who abandoned her. And Summer, whose new grandmother is peculiar, and whose mother is always depressed or out looking for men to distract her, is left to roam and seeks refuge with new friends, ones who are willing to give her the attention that Mickey won't. But who are these kind strangers, and will they keep her safe? When the year ends, the family of three becomes two. Burning with hope and desire, this is a debut novel about motherhood, class, and race, which sings a soulful song about the damage we do to the people we love most.

Weight: 370g
Dimension: 144 x 224 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800815582
Edition number: Main