{"product_id":"homebodies-tembe-denton-hurst-9780008607708","title":"Homebodies","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more' Reader review,      'I melted into this book and loved every minute of it - if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 'Homebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discovery- it's the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at you' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Quiet, complex, vulnerable ... it's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her' Reader review,      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e* * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe's stayed quiet for too long.Now it's time to speak her truth.Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she'd always dreamed of. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow she's fired, tossed aside for a younger, more 'agreeable' Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism she's faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickey's post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's what Mickey has always wanted - isn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDon't miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  Coming of age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  Old flame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  Love triangle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e   City girl\/small hometown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e* * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Tembe Denton-Hurst \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story' Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel that's stunning and poignant; Homebodies is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely original' Bryan Washington, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identity' Vogue\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tembe Denton-Hurst","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":43867055227123,"sku":"9990002636707","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780008607708.jpg?v=1692133203","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/homebodies-tembe-denton-hurst-9780008607708","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}