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PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ:‘Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid'The queen of messy characters!' Onyi Nwabineli'Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.' Glamour'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' Chika Unigwe'[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.' Gary Younge'Ákínmádé hijacks your attention with her beautiful writing and well-drawn characters' HeatThe brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She's Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.Yasmiin cannot comprehend what the policeman is saying to her. Her friend in a coma? Attempted suicide? Discovering she’s listed as next of kin, Yasmiin looks to her friend’s past to try and understand her actions, uncovering fresh mysteries at every turn. All the while, her own life seems to be running off course…Kemi seems to have it all: a high-powered job, a beautiful flat, a loving boyfriend. So why doesn't she feel more settled? Unsure whether its homesickness, heartsickness or sick-and-tired-of-the-same-old-sickness, she embarks on a destructive path to try and change things up…Brittany-Rae doesn’t remember the woman she was before she met her husband Jonny. She knows she was an ambitious, confident go-getter, but now she’s faded into Jonny’s domineering shadow. And as she unearths disturbing secrets about her husband, she’s focused on only one thing: her daughter, Maya, and ensuring she is as far away from Jonny as possible…The three women’s lives begin to overlap in the most unexpected of circumstances. Is it possible that the answer to their problems – though it seems impossible – lie in one another’s hands?

'A sharply written story with messy, deeply moving characters' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I was captivated by the writing from page one... Powerful' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn 'The story of Kemi, Muna and Brittany-Rae – Black women hoping to start anew in a society that does not see them – is a story for these times' Chika Unigwe 'A sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and the many dimensions of Black womanhood. Timely and terrific!' Deesha PhilyawThree very different women are desperate for their lives to change. Though strangers, they are drawn to the same place: Stockholm, a city famed for its egalitarianism. But beneath the city's glittering surface lurk challenges old and new. Challenges that threaten to tear them down once and for all...

From international bestselling author Lola Akinmade kerstrm, the highly anticipated follow-up to her debut novel, In Every Mirror Shes Black,focusing on the lives of three Black women as they fight their own personal struggles in one of the most egalitarian societies, Sweden.Can a career woman truly have it all?Powerful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi has finally found the man she needs, but Tobias Wikstrm thinks shes the most selfish woman he has ever met for asking him to give up his life in Sweden and move to the US for her own comfort. Will Kemi be forced to stay if she wants to keep him while chipping away at her hard-earned career? As things begin to sour and challenge her relationship with Tobias, someone else moves back into the picture.Can having it all be a gilded cage?Looking into divorce in Sweden isnt what former model-turned-flight attendant Brittany-Rae von Lundin anticipated. Only jointly owned assets are split evenly between couples. Brittany gave up her career and came with nothing into Jonnys kingdom. Having had a child with him, her greatest fear for Maya includes being cut off from the resources shes become accustomed to. With a man obsessed with a ghost, trying to get away isnt going to be easy. And the deeper she digs into his past, the darker the secrets she unravels.Can you run from your past to have it all?After fleeing her home through a client to seek a new life in Sweden, Yasmiin finds love in the arms of Yagiz elik while carving out her own small corner. But as someone from her past forces Yasmiin to become a caretaker before shes ready, she now must confront and move beyond her teenage history, while following her dreams of becoming a makeup artist.Everything Is Not Enough follows the loosely intertwined and messy lives of Kemi, Brittany, and Yasmiin as they interrogate themes of place, prejudice, and patriarchy in Europe, provingyet againthat Lola Akinmade kerstrm is the next great voice of nuanced contemporary womens fiction.

''A sharply written story with messy, deeply moving characters'' Taylor Jenkins Reid ''I was captivated by the writing from page one... Powerful'' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn ''The story of Kemi, Muna and Brittany-Rae – Black women hoping to start anew in a society that does not see them – is a story for these times'' Chika Unigwe ''A sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and the many dimensions of Black womanhood. Timely and terrific!'' Deesha PhilyawThree very different women are desperate for their lives to change. Though strangers, they are drawn to the same place: Stockholm, a city famed for its egalitarianism. But beneath the city''s glittering surface lurk challenges old and new. Challenges that threaten to tear them down once and for all...

PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ:''Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.'' Taylor Jenkins Reid''The queen of messy characters!'' Onyi Nwabineli''Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.'' Glamour''Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.'' Chika Unigwe''[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.'' Gary Younge''Ákínmádé hijacks your attention with her beautiful writing and well-drawn characters'' HeatThe brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She''s Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.Yasmiin cannot comprehend what the policeman is saying to her. Her friend in a coma? Attempted suicide? Discovering she''s listed as next of kin, Yasmiin looks to her friend''s past to try and understand her actions, uncovering fresh mysteries at every turn. All the while, her own life seems to be running off course…Kemi seems to have it all: a high-powered job, a beautiful flat, a loving boyfriend. So why doesn''t she feel more settled? Unsure whether its homesickness, heartsickness or sick-and-tired-of-the-same-old-sickness, she embarks on a destructive path to try and change things up…Brittany-Rae doesn''t remember the woman she was before she met her husband Jonny. She knows she was an ambitious, confident go-getter, but now she''s faded into Jonny''s domineering shadow. And as she unearths disturbing secrets about her husband, she''s focused on only one thing: her daughter, Maya, and ensuring she is as far away from Jonny as possible…The three women''s lives begin to overlap in the most unexpected of circumstances. Is it possible that the answer to their problems – though it seems impossible – lie in one another''s hands?

The brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She's Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in supposedly egalitarian Stockholm.

PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ''Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.'' Taylor Jenkins Reid''The queen of messy characters!'' Onyi Nwabineli''Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.'' Glamour''Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.'' Chika Unigwe''[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.'' Gary Younge''I loved BITTER HONEY... one of the best books Lola has ever written.'' Kim GoldenTwo women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets. 1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia''s warmth into Sweden''s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there''s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world…2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation''s Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery façade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?With a mother-daughter relationship at its heart, BITTER HONEY explores relationships, resilience, and what it means to fully wear your skin and carve your own space in this world. The first standalone novel from Lolá Ákínmádé is her most ambitious yet, spanning four decades and three continents.READERS LOVE BITTER HONEY: ''Bold, lyrical, and richly layered. Lola Akinmade writes with fire''*****''I fall in love with Lola''s writing every time''*****''More books like this, please... such a captivating read''*****''The character-building is great... eye-opening''*****''Beautiful, emotionally resonant... unforgettable characters''*****''A highly addictive, compelling and heartbreaking novel''*****''A novel that stays with you... evoking deep reflection''*****''Deep, intense, really touching... a magnificent novel''*****''Like embarking on a profound journey that spanned not just years but entire worlds''*****''The storytelling is breathtaking, the emotions raw, and the themes deeply resonant''*****

PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ:‘Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid'The queen of messy characters!' Onyi Nwabineli'Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.' Glamour'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' Chika Unigwe'[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.' Gary Younge'I loved BITTER HONEY... one of the best books Lola has ever written.' Kim GoldenTwo women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets. 1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Sweden’s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world…2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation’s Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery façade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?With a mother-daughter relationship at its heart, BITTER HONEY explores relationships, resilience, and what it means to fully wear your skin and carve your own space in this world. The first standalone novel from Lolá Ákínmádé is her most ambitious yet, spanning four decades and three continents.READERS LOVE BITTER HONEY: 'Bold, lyrical, and richly layered. Lola Akinmade writes with fire'*****'I fall in love with Lola's writing every time'*****'More books like this, please... such a captivating read'*****'The character-building is great... eye-opening'*****'Beautiful, emotionally resonant... unforgettable characters'*****'A highly addictive, compelling and heartbreaking novel'*****'A novel that stays with you... evoking deep reflection'*****'Deep, intense, really touching... a magnificent novel'*****'Like embarking on a profound journey that spanned not just years but entire worlds'*****'The storytelling is breathtaking, the emotions raw, and the themes deeply resonant'*****

PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ‘Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid'The queen of messy characters!' Onyi Nwabineli'Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.' Glamour'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' Chika Unigwe'[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.' Gary Younge'I loved BITTER HONEY... one of the best books Lola has ever written.' Kim GoldenTwo women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets. 1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Sweden’s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world…2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation’s Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery façade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?With a mother-daughter relationship at its heart, BITTER HONEY explores relationships, resilience, and what it means to fully wear your skin and carve your own space in this world. The first standalone novel from Lolá Ákínmádé is her most ambitious yet, spanning four decades and three continents.READERS LOVE BITTER HONEY: 'Bold, lyrical, and richly layered. Lola Akinmade writes with fire'*****'I fall in love with Lola's writing every time'*****'More books like this, please... such a captivating read'*****'The character-building is great... eye-opening'*****'Beautiful, emotionally resonant... unforgettable characters'*****'A highly addictive, compelling and heartbreaking novel'*****'A novel that stays with you... evoking deep reflection'*****'Deep, intense, really touching... a magnificent novel'*****'Like embarking on a profound journey that spanned not just years but entire worlds'*****'The storytelling is breathtaking, the emotions raw, and the themes deeply resonant'*****

PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ‘Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.’ Taylor Jenkins Reid'The queen of messy characters!' Onyi Nwabineli'Bitter Honey is an urgent call for empathy, grace and understanding.' Glamour'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' Chika Unigwe'[Bitter Honey] is a real tour de force. Akinmade is a gifted storyteller.' Gary Younge'I loved BITTER HONEY... one of the best books Lola has ever written.' Kim GoldenTwo women. Four decades. A lifetime of secrets. 1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Sweden’s winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world…2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as the nation’s Eurovision pop princess. But beneath her glittery façade, Tina is desperate to discover who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will an unexpected figure help open the door?With a mother-daughter relationship at its heart, BITTER HONEY explores relationships, resilience, and what it means to fully wear your skin and carve your own space in this world. The first standalone novel from Lolá Ákínmádé is her most ambitious yet, spanning four decades and three continents.READERS LOVE BITTER HONEY: 'Bold, lyrical, and richly layered. Lola Akinmade writes with fire'*****'I fall in love with Lola's writing every time'*****'More books like this, please... such a captivating read'*****'The character-building is great... eye-opening'*****'Beautiful, emotionally resonant... unforgettable characters'*****'A highly addictive, compelling and heartbreaking novel'*****'A novel that stays with you... evoking deep reflection'*****'Deep, intense, really touching... a magnificent novel'*****'Like embarking on a profound journey that spanned not just years but entire worlds'*****'The storytelling is breathtaking, the emotions raw, and the themes deeply resonant'*****

Ein mitreißender, tiefgründiger und bewegender Roman über drei ganz unterschiedliche beeindruckende, starke Frauen, den man nicht mehr aus der Hand legen will!Die erfolgreiche Marketing- und Diversitätsexpertin Kemi Adeyemi wird aus den USA nach Schweden geholt, um ein PR-Fiasko im Zusammenhang mit einer rassistischen Kampagne zu beheben. Kann sie wirklich etwas bewegen oder ist sie lediglich das neue Aushängeschild?Ein zufälliges Treffen in der Businessclass auf dem Weg in die USA katapultiert Flugbegleiterin Brittany-Rae Johnson in ein Leben voller Reichtum, Luxus und Privilegien – ein Leben, von dem sie nicht sicher ist, ob sie es will, und für das sie einen hohen Preis zahlen muss.Muna Saheed, eine Geflüchtete aus Somalia, will in Stockholm endlich Fuß fassen und sich zugehörig fühlen, doch das fällt ihr wegen ihrer traumatischen Flucht und ihrer Zeit in einem Aufnahmezentrum für Geflüchtete in Schweden schwer. Ein Lichtblick sind ihre neuen Mitbewohnerinnen.»In allen Spiegeln ist sie Schwarz« ist ein temporeicher, nuancierter und dennoch leicht zugänglicher Roman, der wichtige gesellschaftliche Themen wie Rassismus, Sexismus und Klassismus anspricht und zeigt, was es bedeutet, sich als Schwarze Frau in einer weiß dominierten Gesellschaft zurechtzufinden.

WINNER - LITERARY TITAN GOLD BOOK AWARD For fans of IN EVERY MIRROR SHE'S BLACK and EVERYTHING IS NOT ENOUGH, you asked for Jonny's view. Now you have it.We can't control the privilege we're born into, but we can control how we use it.All Johan wants to feel is understood.Not fawned over. Not treated fragilely. Simply understood. Heir to the Von Lundin empire, their golden boy Johan is as visible as he is invisible for many reasons his family would rather gloss over.When he starts at Vauxhall Boarding School for the elite in the UK as part of "e;The Sweet Swedes"e; duo alongside his best friend Ragnar Pettersen, Johan starts to find his footing. But a chance meeting with Jamaican Brit Maya Daniels sets him on a lifelong chase for the one thing he can never fully have.Is Johan a man spiralling out of control or a man finally falling comfortably into his own skin?Spanning three decades, this coming-of-age story dives into the desires, deeds, and dark mind of one of the most controversial characters in Lola's gripping book series - Johan "e;Jonny"e; von Lundin.[ READER REACTIONS TO JOHAN ]"e;Your writing and storytelling continues to captivate me."e; "e;The fact you wrote this in a week blows my mind!"e; "e;I am once again captivated by your storytelling, Lola. Seriously, what do you put into your books?! I swear it's like a drug."e; "e;You seriously have a writing superpower."e; "e;Johan is unsettling — Johan makes me think. At times I feel almost sick while reading, yet I'm utterly captivated — I read the entire book in a single sitting. Disturbing and gripping at the same time, it's a brilliant spin-off."e; "e;Such an interesting read! You have a way with words that transfixes your reader. Highly recommend JOHAN to everyone who's a lover of pure contemporary fiction."e; [ PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ ] 'Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.'  - Taylor Jenkins Reid 'The queen of messy characters!' - Onyi Nwabineli 'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' - Chika Unigwe