RaveBooklistNelson’s impressive first novel is tender, lyrical, and all-consuming. In expertly crafted, poetic prose, this British Ghanaian writer tells the story of two young Black artists falling in love, falling out of love, and learning how to be soft and vulnerable in a society that refuses to allow them to be so ... what resonates the most is Nelson’s choice to narrate in the second person ... We readers are thus transformed with the protagonist, internalizing the realization that \'It’s one thing to be looked at and another to be seen.\' A truly exceptional debut.
