“Pulse-racing.”
— Booklist starred review
“As narratively brutal as it is beautiful…”
— Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
“A timely, poignant meditation on police
brutality and lingering racism.”
“Devi S Laskar's debut novel is a "searing meditation" on race and gender”
— DNA India
“Laskar’s stunning debut skillfully tackles … racism … in a mosaic.”
“A …. harrowing fever dream of a novel…”
— Nayomi Munaweera, author of Island of a Thousand Mirrors
“… [A] fiery honest reckoning with today’s cultural landscape…” — Elizabeth Rosner, author of Survivor Cafe
“An unforgettable exploration of what it means to be a woman of color in contemporary America…” — Jean Kwok, author of Girl in Translation
“…mining the most searing art out of a horror pulled straight from current events…” — Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling
