Jaded

Ela Lee

£16.99

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Jade has done all the right things. She’s curated herself to fit right in at her law firm, but tells herself she has no choice. She’s with a man who loves her, but isn’t always herself around him. She’s made her Omma and Baba proud, but resents that they can’t properly understand her. Jade is perfectly in control of her life. Until one terrible night unravels Jade’s carefully constructed world, leaving her wondering who she truly is.

ISBN: 9781787303669 Category:

Description

Jade isn’t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.

‘A raw, compulsive and nuanced novel’ i newspaper
‘Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction … JADED made me laugh, cry and really bloody furious’ Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars
‘One of 2024’s hottest reads’
Sunday Times
‘Authentic’ Daily Mail

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Jade has become everything she ever wanted to be.

Successful lawyer.
Dutiful daughter.
Beloved girlfriend.
Loyal friend.

Until one night after a work event she suffers an unspeakable attack.

As she tries to confront what happened to her, she finds herself caught between her parents who can’t understand, her boyfriend who feels betrayed, and her job that expects silence.

The world Jade has constructed starts to crumble.

This raw, darkly funny novel explores the ‘grey-area’ of consent and recovery that’s far from linear, and will leave you asking yourself: what would you have done in Jade’s situation?

‘JADED is a thoughtful, hard-hitting exploration of race, identity, and the rippling effects of sexual assault. Ela Lee writes with an urgency and clarity that will have you hooked until the last page.’ Cecile Pin, Women’s Prize longlisted author of Wandering Souls

‘This raw, dark novel explores racism, class and sexism and you’ll want to savour every word on every page’ Refinery 29

‘Moving’ Cosmo

Content warning: this novel features themes of sexual assault and violence.

Additional information

Weight 0.611 kg
Dimensions 24 × 16.2 × 3.5 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

384

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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