![]() ![]() (Published in August of 2020 but is a predicted bestseller for 2021.) Open Water – Caleb Azumah Nelson A sentence in a review that struck me and compelled me to buy the book was that Edie, the protagonist of the book is “caught mercilessly at the intersection of capitalism, racism and sexism.” This is Raven Leilani’s debut novel, and it has been highly praised for its “lustrous” language and its acute observations of metropolitan life for a twenty-three-year-old woman. This book is an exploration of societal tensions race, gender, and class from the perspective of a young black girl in her early twenties who gets involved with a middle-aged white man in an open marriage. I listened to an interview between Elizabeth Day and Raven Leilani and it had me scrambling to add this book to my list of books for 2021. ![]() Despite being uncertain in almost every other aspect of life, it is certain that 2021 will be an exciting year for the literary world. Following a year of reading in 2020 I kept a list of books that I’m eagerly anticipating for this year and as we face our third lockdown there is nothing like being able to look forward to a new book from a favourite author or a debut that offers a new and compelling voice. The long lockdown days of 2020 allowed me more time to read alongside an increasing need for escapism from the outside world that has seemingly become a dystopian novel in itself. Rhian Hutchings anticipates the top ten books to be published in 2021. ![]()
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