Bøker av Olumide Popoola

Sometimeswe swim, sometimes we float, other times we are drowning. It's not always easyto know which is which.   It is theten-year anniversary of her sister's death, and Nia is grappling with her grief,and balancing the complicated relationships weaving through her life. There issmart and sexy Temi; Melvin, her teenage love; and her new yet intimatefriendship with Rahul and Crystal. But looming large over everything is hermother SuSu, whose battle with bipolar disorder continues to cast aprofound shadow over Nia.  Delvingdeep into the intricate tapestry of Nia's life, Like Water Like Sea is apoignant tale of self-discovery and resilience, sexuality and motherhood, andfalling apart to become truly whole.

A coming of age novel set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots, When We Speak of Nothing launches a powerful new voice onto the literary stage. The fluid prose, peppered with contemporary slang, captures what it means to be young, black and queer in London. If grime music were a novel, it would be this.

The eight short stories in breach explore the refugee crisis through fiction. Dlo and Jan break into refrigerated trucks bound for the UK. Marjorie, a volunteer, is happy to mingle in the camp until her niece goes a step too far. Mariam lies to her mother back home. With humour, insight and empathy breach tackles an issue we can no longer ignore.