{"product_id":"homebodies-2","title":"Homebodies","description":"‘Sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review,\u003c\/strong\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\n          \u003cp\u003e‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review,\u003c\/strong\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘Homebodies is so many different things. Political and social commentary, romance, drama, journey to self-discovery— it’s the story of a young queer Black woman caught up in the whirlwind of everything life can throw at you’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review, \u003c\/strong\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘Quiet, complex, vulnerable … it's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her’ \u003cstrong\u003eReader review\u003c\/strong\u003e, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \n            \u003cstrong\u003eShe’s stayed quiet for too long.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n          \n            \u003cstrong\u003eNow it’s time to speak her truth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n          \u003cp\u003eUntil twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she’d always dreamed of. She was working for a popular media company, and she was in a committed loving relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eNow she’s fired, tossed aside for a younger, more ‘agreeable’ Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism she’s faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickey’s post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThat’s what Mickey has always wanted – isn’t it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eDon’t miss this incredibly witty, intimate, and moving debut. Perfect if you love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e❤️Coming of age\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e❤️Old flame\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e❤️Love triangle\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e❤️City girl\/small hometown\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e* * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Tembe Denton-Hurst \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e‘I saw so much of myself in her utterly delicious and sometimes aching story’ \u003cstrong\u003eHonorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Denton-Hurst has written a warm, brilliant novel that’s stunning and poignant; \u003cem\u003eHomebodies\u003c\/em\u003e is wonderfully witty and full of empathy and entirely original’ \u003cstrong\u003eBryan Washington, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMemorial\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'A gorgeous and compulsively readable coming-of-age story about a young, Black, queer writer trying to figure out her purpose and her identity’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49703209959768,"sku":"9780008607678","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780008607678_4e55a4bd-4064-4d24-85bb-034484ba43c7.jpg?v=1764677730","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/homebodies-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}