'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 ¿¿¿¿¿ '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 ¿¿¿¿¿ '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 ¿¿¿¿¿ * * * * She'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. Now 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. That's what Mickey has always
wanted - isn't it? Don't miss this incredibly witty intimate and moving debut. Perfect if you
love: ¿¿Coming of age ¿¿Old flame ¿¿Love triangle ¿¿¿City girl small hometown * * * * Praise
for Tembe Denton-Hurst 'I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching
story' Honorée Fanonne Jeffers author of the New York Times bestselling The Love Songs of
W.E.B. DuBois '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 '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
