WINNER OF THE 2017 AUTHOR'S CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 BETTY TRASK PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 BAMB READERS AWARD FOR BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 JHALAK PRIZE
'This brilliant debut novel by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is cause for celebration.' LORRIE MOORE
Written in startlingly beautiful prose, HARMLESS LIKE YOU is set across New York, Berlin and Connecticut, following the stories of Yuki Oyama, a Japanese girl fighting to make it as an artist, and Yuki's son Jay who, as an adult in the present day, is forced to confront his mother who abandoned him when he was only two years old.
HARMLESS LIKE YOU is an unforgettable novel about the complexities of identity, art, adolescent friendships and familial bonds, offering a unique exploration of love, loneliness and reconciliation.
- ISBN10 1324000759
- ISBN13 9781324000754
- Publish Date 28 February 2017 (first published 11 August 2016)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English