THE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC
Acquired by Toni Morrison, championed by Gayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, FISH TALES is a fierce, fearless modern classic for our own fragmented times.
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‘Candid, fast and alive’ RAVEN LEILANI
‘Fast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your hands’ JUSTIN TORRES
Lewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths.
But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook – the only man who won’t allow her to take control.
A kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire – perfect for fans of In the Cut, Oreo, Luster and I’m a Fan.
Acquired by Toni Morrison, championed by Gayl Jones, and almost forgotten for forty years, FISH TALES is a fierce, fearless modern classic for our own fragmented times.
***
‘Candid, fast and alive’ RAVEN LEILANI
‘Fast, fearless, so full of life it practically vibrates in your hands’ JUSTIN TORRES
Lewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths.
But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook – the only man who won’t allow her to take control.
A kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire – perfect for fans of In the Cut, Oreo, Luster and I’m a Fan.