Small Joys: A Buzzfeed 'Amazing New Book You Need to Read ASAP'

Small Joys is a moving depiction of mental health, queerness, race, and masculinity, as well as a coming-of-age story, marking the arrival of a major new talent.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Normal People meets Ghosts is a novel that appeals to readers of Open Water and Luster. Set in 2005, it follows Harley, who has just dropped out of an undergraduate course in music journalism and is living in a shared flat in Kent. He is in an unfulfilling affair with an abusive older white man and feels lost and isolated. However, his perspective on life changes when his flatmate, Muddy, interrupts his attempt to end things. Muddy is confident in his masculinity, ostensibly heterosexual, warm, and straightforward. Slowly, their friendship blossoms as Muddy introduces Harley to the things he loves, such as birdwatching, Oasis, and rugby. Harley starts to believe that life may be worth living. Small Joys is a moving depiction of mental health, queerness, race, and masculinity, as well as a sometimes hilarious coming-of-age story. It marks the arrival of a major new talent in the literary world.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398514911