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Rosewater

By: Liv Little
Narrated by: Suhaiyla Hippolyte
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About this listen

A deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been.

Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman living in South London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent working long hours for minimum wage at a neighbourhood gay bar.

The difficulty of being estranged from her family, struggle of being continually rejected from jobs, and fear of never making money doing what she loves, is too great. But Elsie is determined to keep the faith, for a little longer at least. Things will surely turn around. They have to.

As she tries to breathe through the panic attacks, sleeping with her hot and spirited co-worker Bea isn't exactly straightforward and offers Elsie just another place to hide.

As Elsie tries to reconnect with her best friend Juliet, her fragile world spirals out of control. Can Elsie steady herself and not fall through the cracks?

©2023 Liv Little (P)2023 Little Brown Book Group Limited for and on behalf of Dialogue Books City Life Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Urban World Literature Heartfelt Funny

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Critic reviews

"Wonderfully fresh, zesty and sexy." (Bernardine Evaristo author of Girl, Woman, Other)

"Frank, sexy and so tender. Little's pen shines." (Bolu Babalola author of Love in Colour)

"A story that seeps into you the way warm sunshine does at the final edges of winter" (Nicole Dennis-Benn author of Here Comes the Sun)
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Tears are still rolling from the last 3 chapters...
Thank you Liv Little!
A simple story of a time in a life made familiar by the sights, sounds & shared experience of our community 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤 🖤
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a Maggie read!!! 🤎🖤🤎
Lovley narration Suhaiyla 😍

SO DOPE!

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Stunning.
Heart-wrenching and heartwarming all at the same time. It made me write again.

NK

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I loved this story. It’s really well written and set at a great pace. I couldn’t stop listening. The narrator has a lovely gentle voice and she does different voices for the characters. I didn’t want the story to end!

Fantastic story, beautifully narrated

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An intimate love letter to queer Black love and South London - written and narrated beautifully

Beautiful

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Thoroughly insightful and inspiring story from Liv Little with a balanced and diverse performance by Suhaiyla Hippolyte.
I could not stop listening!!

Well rounded and really relatable!

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Loved this book so much! I have only just finished it, and I miss Elsie already. Huge congrats to Liv Little on this wonderful creation 💛

An outstanding book! I miss Elsie already 💛

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Stunning, tender, refreshing, full of heart and compassion. Beautifully and lyrically written. These characters were complex and layered, yet accessible and relatable. I was rooting for so many of them.

Everything about this novel screamed love - in all its complexity, messiness, pain, and joy, in its fullness.

What an outstanding debut. Congrats Liv. And thank you for such beautiful reading Suhaiyla. Your love for Liv shines through. ✨

Truly stunning, tender, and full of heart

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I loved this! the poetry in it is incredible! can't wait to see what Liv writes next!

Beautifully written

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Really loved this funny, romantic and beautiful story. Perfectly read by the excellent narrator. Highly recommend!

Loved it!

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I love how the writer navigates an absorbing story layered with complexity, bringing attention to relationships and its contradictions. At no time did I struggle to concentrate on the story, though I find it hard to listen to audiobooks. That means the book lived up to all expectations. Highly recommended!

Poignant and riveting story

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