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Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize & the Orwell Prize for Fiction A Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year ''a serious accomplishment '' Sunday Times '' vivid and expansive '' Sophie Mackintosh ''a lyrical celebration '' TLS ''a glorious , poetic feat'' Bolu Babalola This is a novel about two women - Melissa and Catarina. Catarina is born to a well-known political family in Brazil. Melissa, a South London native, is brought up by her mum and a crew of rebellious grandmothers. In 2016, they meet for the first time. Their story takes us across continents and generations. In it we see sisterhood and queerness, and, perhaps, glimpse a better way to live.