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Luster

by Raven Leilani
Luster - Thryft
Luster - Thryft

Messy desires clash in a provocative suburban tale.

Luster could be a good read for someone who enjoys thought-provoking and boundary-pushing stories. This debut novel explores the complexities of race, relationships, and personal desires in a refreshingly honest and humorous way. With its razor-sharp writing and emotionally charged moments, Luster offers a unique perspective on modern struggles and challenges the societal norms we often take for granted. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as you dive into Edie's journey of self-discovery and navigate the nuances of her unconventional relationships.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Fiction: Début (2022)
  • Dylan Thomas Prize (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Award (2020)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize Nominee for Fiction and Poetry (2021)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2020)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Luster

by Raven Leilani
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ISBN: 9781529035988
Authors: Raven Leilani
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2021-05-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: Race
Goodreads rating: 3.53
(rated by 97239 readers)

Description

Edie is just trying to survive. She’s messing up in her dead-end admin job in her all-white office, is sleeping with all the wrong men, and has failed at the only thing that meant anything to her, painting. No one seems to care that she doesn’t really know what she’s doing with her life beyond looking for her next hook-up. And then she meets Eric, a white, middle-aged archivist with a suburban family, including a wife who has sort-of-agreed to an open marriage and an adopted black daughter who doesn’t have a single person in her life who can show her how to do her hair. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscape of sexual and racial politics as a young black woman wasn’t already hard enough, with nowhere else left to go, Edie finds herself falling head-first into Eric’s home and family.Razor sharp, provocatively page-turning and surprisingly tender, Luster by Raven Leilani is a painfully funny debut about what it means to be young now.
 

Messy desires clash in a provocative suburban tale.

Luster could be a good read for someone who enjoys thought-provoking and boundary-pushing stories. This debut novel explores the complexities of race, relationships, and personal desires in a refreshingly honest and humorous way. With its razor-sharp writing and emotionally charged moments, Luster offers a unique perspective on modern struggles and challenges the societal norms we often take for granted. Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as you dive into Edie's journey of self-discovery and navigate the nuances of her unconventional relationships.

  • British Book Award Nominee for Fiction: Début (2022)
  • Dylan Thomas Prize (2021)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award for John Leonard Award (2020)
  • Women's Prize for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2020)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2021)
  • Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize Nominee for Fiction and Poetry (2021)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2020)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.