In Every Mirror She's Black
by Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström
Narrated by Rosemarie Akwafo, Sara Powell
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Pub Date 4 Nov 2021 | Archive Date 2 Dec 2021
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Description
A timely and arresting debut novel about what it means to be a Black woman in the world. Perfect for fans of Queenie and Americanah.
Kemi is ready to change her life. She's sick of being second-guessed in the boardroom; tired of smiling politely while men gaze at her body; bored of dating surveys that tell her Black African women are the least desired in America. Moving across the world, for a new job, certainly things will be different?
Brittany-Rae is tired of serving others. She's determined not to struggle like her parents did. As a flight attendant, she's seen the way the super-wealthy float, untouchable and easy, and she envies it. As a model in her twenties, she had a taste of that privilege. Now pushing forty, she knows that to have one kind of freedom, she must sacrifice another.
Muna began her treacherous journey two years ago. Then, she was a family of three. Now her mother and younger brother are buried somewhere at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. She's been granted asylum, but she can't shake the feeling that she will never belong. When your only family is a stack of passport photos, it's hard to grow new roots.
In search of escape, these three women find themselves in Stockholm, a city that prides itself on being egalitarian and open. Instead of a fresh new start, they find the same problems just wear a different name.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
'A sharply written story with messy, deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers. A book that will stick with you long after you've turned the last page' Taylor Jenkins Reid
'At once enjoyable and disturbing as it explores the painful price millions of women around the world pay for walking around with black skin' Imbolo Mbue, New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers
'A beautiful novel...Contemporary and vivid, this story will captivate and educate' Good Morning America
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook |
| ISBN | 9781801108621 |
| PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
| DURATION | 12 Hours, 12 Minutes |
Featured Reviews
Katie C, Reviewer
Ok wow, I adored this book. I loved the three characters we got to read about, Kemi, Brittany-Rae and Muna and how their lives all changed and adapted over the course of the book. All three from very different backgrounds and circumstances but they related to each other in different ways.
I really enjoyed reading this book, I enjoyed the story, I enjoyed learning about the issues these women faced a lot throughout the book and their experiences of cultural diversity in Sweden, which I found very interesting.
This is definitely one of my favourite books I’ve read this year.
Thank you @headofzeus and @ineverymirror for the opportunity to be on this book tour for such a brilliant book!
In listening to the audiobook, however, I did notice a few words were incorrectly spoken “away” instead of “anyway” and sometimes the gaps between the chapters and sentences had longer pauses.
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