{"product_id":"rosewater-9781638930228","title":"Rosewater","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLGBTQ Reads\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2023 - A Goodreads Buzziest Debut Novel of the New Year - An \u003ci\u003eElectric Lit\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of Spring 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eQueenie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuch a Fun Age\u003c\/i\u003e comes a deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman 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 neighborhood dive bar. Not even sleeping with her alluring coworker, Bea, can quell her existential dread. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Elsie is suddenly evicted from her social housing, her fragile foundations threaten to collapse entirely. With nowhere left to go, Elsie turns to her childhood friend, Juliet, for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong Juliet's mismatched cushions and shelves lined with trinkets, Elsie is able to breathe for the first time in years. But between their reruns of \u003ci\u003eDrag Race\u003c\/i\u003e and nights smoking on the balcony, something else soon begins to glimmer in Elsie's heart . . . Sometimes what you've been searching for has been there all along. Can Elsie see it in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the incredible poetry of Kai-Isaiah Jamal, \u003ci\u003eRosewater\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of intergenerational love, healing, and one woman's journey home. A remarkable debut by an exciting new talent, readers are sure to be enchanted by Liv Little's distinctive and captivating contemporary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Get Lifted Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638930228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LIV Little","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42753415807157,"sku":"9781638930228","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e84947ed-a07f-47c7-84e7-696a1be4ac1a.jpg?v=1677594820","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rosewater-9781638930228","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}