Peaces

A Novel

By Helen Oyeyemi

Loved by our collective!

Helen Oyeyemi isn't for everyone, but if she is for you, congratulations because you are correct. Peaces follows an eccentric couple and their pet mongoose on a fever-dream of a train ride through the English countryside during which they encounter mysterious figures from their past. At times it has the feel of an old fashioned train mystery that has warped into a wacky romp of absurdity. At others it is an insightful meditation on relationships - the people who stay in our lives as well as those who cease to be real as they fade into the stories we tell ourselves about  them. The casual queerness throughout is the cherry on top that will likely cement Peaces as my book of the year. Have you read it? If so let's talk!

Content Warnings: Some cartoonish violence, house fire

Esmé, Firestorm Collective member

Product Details

Paperback
272 pages
ISBN
9780593192344
Publisher
Riverhead Books (4/5/22)
Dimensions
5.1 x 0.8 x 7.9 inches
Tags

Tags

bipoc representation, magical realism, mystery, queer representation

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