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'Mutonji writes sharply about the subtle ruptures endemic to formative friendships' RAVEN LEILANI 'A fresh, flamboyant take on modern friendships - tremendously fly and enjoyable' DIANA EVANS 'Nuanced and fearless . . . Told with subtlety and verve' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS 'I want to, like, I don't...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2026 ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE "Téa Mutonji writes sharply about the subtle ruptures endemic to formative friendships." —Raven Leilani, bestselling author of Luster "Sexy, infuriating, and unbelievably fun to read . . . This is a...

FINALIST FOR THE 2026 ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE "Téa Mutonji writes sharply about the subtle ruptures endemic to formative friendships." —Raven Leilani, bestselling author of Luster "Searing . . . an essential new voice in contemporary fiction." —#1 New York Times...

In Téa Mutonji’s disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions during a family wedding, a teenage girl looks for happiness inside a pack of cigarettes, a mother reconnects with her daughter through their shared interest in fish, and a young woman decides to shave her head in the waiting room of an abortion clinic. These punchy, sharply observed stories blur the lines between longing and choosing, exploring the narrator’s experience as an involuntary one.