What A Time To Be Alive: 'Unexpected and totally absorbing' - Amina Cain

A New York Times Editors' Choice'A fresh, tender, and resonant bildungsroman' R. O. Kwon, author of Exhibit'A measured and gorgeous writer, in command of the senses in a way that makes the reader feel alive'New York Times'Playful and witty, What A Time To Be Alive is a charming meditation on coming-of-age, privilege, and grief'Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls'A dark coming-of-age story set in Stockholm [with] a really light touch that makes it really beautiful'Natasha Brown, author of Universality'Jenny Mustard writes with honesty and wit about the strange, mundane, and wondrous aspects o f youth'Ayegül Savä, author of The Anthropologists'A beautifully plangent coming-of-age novel . . . will go straight to your heart'Lucy Caldwell, author of These Days'A timeless writer . . . reminiscent of the power and grace of writers like Rachel Cusk and Raven Leilani'Molly Aitken, author of Bright I BurnSome people move to the big city hoping to find themselves - Sickan Hermansson isn't...