Your Driver Is Waiting
by Priya Guns
Narrated by Priya Guns
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Pub Date 2 Mar 2023 | Archive Date 14 Apr 2023
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Description
A spiky, blackly funny reboot of the classic Taxi Driver, in which Travis Bickle is a woman of colour, left behind by the big city and out for revenge.
Damani is tired. Every day she cares for her mum, drives ride shares to pay the bills and is angry at a world that promised her more before spitting her out. The city is alive with protests, fighting for people like her, but Damani can barely afford - literally - to pay attention.
That is until the summer she meets Jolene and life opens up. Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend - attentive, attractive, an ally - and their chemistry is undeniable. Jolene's done the reading, she goes to every protest, she has all the right answers. So maybe Damani can look past the one thing that's holding her back: Jolene is rich. And not only rich, but white, too. But just as their romance intensifies, just as Damani learns to trust, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off a truly explosive chain of events.
Brimming with heart, humour, and rage, Your Driver Is Waiting is a powerful, blackly funny social satire that announces the arrival of a fearless new voice.
Advance Praise
'What you are about to read is a call to arms. Best to prepare for a confrontation.' New York Times Book Review
'A hard-hitting masterpiece. I devoured it.' Kristen Arnett, author of WITH TEETH
'A madcap story you won't want to put down' Rachel Yoder, author of NIGHTBITCH
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781004109876 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| DURATION | 6 Hours, 51 Minutes |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Sara B, Reviewer
Your driver is waiting by Priya Guns
Thank you Netgalley for an arc for an unbiased review.
Damani is a driver, trying to make ends meet to look after her mother and herself. Life is a struggle, with Damani living in the background, the grind of her life being shown. Often showing biting, dry wit, within a dark aura.
Although the book doesn't have a necessarily fast pace, it's feels absolutely right for the narrative.
Damani finds her life then turned upside down by Jolene. Someone who Damani can't help but finding herself falling for.
This is when the book really takes it up a notch, as we see the social commentary between the white rich privilege Jolene enjoys to the way Damani's life has been. The juxposition at times is jarring, but through it all, love was a central theme in various guises.
Priya is the narrator of the audiobook and I thoroughly enjoyed the way she did it. The nuance was spot on, emotions conveyed as required.
As an audio book listener, this is one I will be adding to my library and recommending to others.
5/5 stars
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