DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE
2023LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION
2023LONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2023'A highly enigmatic affectionate and robustly
written portrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana EvansDriven by a
deep-seated desire to understand his mother's life before he was born Derek Owusu offers a
powerful imagining of her journey. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood
in a strange and often lonely environment the effects of her displacement are felt across
generations.Told through the eyes of both mother and son Losing the Plot is at once
emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to piece together the immigrant
experience and explore how the stories we share and tell ourselves are just as vital as the
ones we don't.
