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What We Lose

byZinzi Clemmons

Genres: Fiction

Who is this book for? Readers interested in contemporary fiction that explores themes of race, identity, and family dynamics.

Topics Mothers and daughters relationshipsIdentityGriefCultural heritageBelongingMultiracial identityLove and lossFamily dynamicsComing of ageEmotional strugglesFamilyLoss
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
Female protagonist
RomanceMajor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
A short, intense and profoundly moving debut novel about race, identity, sex and death – from one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35Thandi is a black woman, but often mistaken for Hispanic or Asian.She is American, but doesn’t feel as American as some of her friends.She is South African, but doesn’t belong in South Africa either.Her mother is dying.

Language

en

Published on

02/08/2018

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780008245979

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