Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize & the Orwell Prize for Fiction

A Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year

''a serious accomplishment'' Sunday Times

''vivid and expansive'' Sophie Mackintosh

''a lyrical celebration'' TLS

''a glorious, poetic feat'' Bolu Babalola

This is a novel about two women - Melissa and Catarina.

Catarina is born to a well-known political family in Brazil. Melissa, a South London native, is brought up by her mum and a crew of rebellious grandmothers. In 2016, they meet for the first time.

Their story takes us across continents and generations. In it we see sisterhood and queerness, and, perhaps, glimpse a better way to live.