"A sexy, surprising, searing debut about love, loss, desire, and
the many dimensions of Black womanhood."-Deesha Philyaw, 2020
National Book Award Finalist & award-winning author of The
Secret Lives of Church Ladies An arresting debut for anyone looking
for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in the world.
Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same
influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in
the most open society run by the most private people. Successful
marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden
by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to
help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A
killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch
effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in
business class en route to the U.S. propels former
model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of
wealth, luxury, and privilege-a life she's not sure she wants-as
the object of his unhealthy obsession. And refugee Muna Saheed, who
lost her entire family, finds a job cleaning the toilets at Jonny's
office as she works to establish her residency in Sweden and, more
importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home. Told
through the perspectives of each of the three women, In Every
Mirror She's Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced yet accessible
contemporary novel that touches on important social issues of
racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism, and what it means to
be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society. Praise for
In Every Mirror She's Black: "In Every Mirror She's Black is a wise
and complicated exploration of the lives of three Black women in
America and Sweden. Lola Akinmade Akerstroem offers a sharply
written story with messy, deeply moving characters, raising brutal
questions and steering clear of easy answers. A book that will
stick with you long after you've turned the last page." -Taylor
Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones
& The Six and Malibu Rising "In Every Mirror She's Black
highlights the struggles of three women fighting to assimilate into
a society that ignores their worth. These characters will pull at
your heartstrings. Lola writes with a contemporary flair,
highlighting the layered subtleties of the Black woman's plight. In
Every Mirror She's Black will stay with readers for a long time."
-Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of bestselling novels Here Comes the
Sun and Patsy "In her debut novel, Lola Akinmade Akerstrom has
given us a story that is at once enjoyable and disturbing as it
explores the painful price millions of women around the world pay
for walking around with black skin." -Imbolo Mbue, New York Times
bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers
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