{"product_id":"9780349701097-here-again-now","title":"Here Again Now","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Okechukwu Nzelu comes a spellbinding literary novel that asks, how do you move forward when the past keeps pulling you back?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful exploration of grief and family, written in exquisite prose and told with compassion and tenderness.' Brit Bennett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tender and honest, pulsing with love. Nzelu is the future of Black British writing.' Derek Owusu, author of \u003ci\u003eThat Reminds Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Okechukwu Nzelu comes a spellbinding literary novel that asks, how do you move forward when the past keeps pulling you back?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchike Okoro \u003c\/b\u003efeels like his life is coming together at last. His top-floor flat in Peckham is as close to home as he can imagine and after years of hard work, he's about to get his break as an actor. He's even persuaded his father, \u003cb\u003eChibuike\u003c\/b\u003e, to move in with him, grateful to offer the man who raised him as a single parent a home of his own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween filming trips, Achike is snatching a few days in London with \u003cb\u003eEkene\u003c\/b\u003e, his best friend of twenty years, the person who makes him feel whole. Achike can put the terrible things that happened behind him at last; everything is going to be alright. Maybe even better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after a magical night, when Achike and Ekene come within a hair's breadth of admitting their feelings for each other, a devastating event rips all three men apart. In the aftermath, it is Ekene and Chibuike who must try to rebuild. And although they have never truly understood each other, grief may bring them both the peace and happiness they've been searching for. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaking and immensely uplifting novel about lovers, fathers and sons. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e then you'll adore this this incredibly moving book that shows the power of family - both the one into which we are born and those we choose for ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eHere Again Now\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edeeply intimate\u003c\/b\u003e novel. Nzelu's \u003cb\u003eincisive\u003c\/b\u003e style probes beneath his characters' layers to expose \u003cb\u003evulnerability, joy, and love\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHere Again Now\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea revelation\u003c\/b\u003e.' Courttia Newland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I \u003cb\u003eloved\u003c\/b\u003e these \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e characters, their flaws were never glossed over in Nzelu's work, and their \u003cb\u003ehumanity shines out\u003c\/b\u003e all the brighter for that. \u003cb\u003eI cannot recommend this novel enough\u003c\/b\u003e.' Paterson Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Okechukwu Nzelu is truly \u003cb\u003ecoming into his power as a novelist\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and memorable\u003c\/b\u003e book. \u003cb\u003eWatch him soar\u003c\/b\u003e.' Niven Govinden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWOW\u003c\/b\u003e, Nzelu is a \u003cb\u003eBEAUTIFUL\u003c\/b\u003e writer. A \u003cb\u003etruly stunning\u003c\/b\u003e love story. Heavy themes captured with grace and lightness. Tender, erotic, a \u003cb\u003etotal pleasure to read\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePre-order and be smug when it wins all the awards\u003c\/b\u003e.' Daisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His most \u003cb\u003eassured\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003edaring\u003c\/b\u003e work. Telling a \u003cb\u003eriveting\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e tale. A gloriously moving book which \u003cb\u003ewill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esurely collect every award going\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel of great \u003cb\u003etenderness\u003c\/b\u003e and understanding. Nzelu's words feel both \u003cb\u003ewise and fresh\u003c\/b\u003e on the page.' Elizabeth Day \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eelegiac\u003c\/b\u003e take on the unpredictabilities of the heart and a love that survives loss.' Paul Mendez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book \u003cb\u003eso beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e, it \u003cb\u003emakes your heart ache on every page\u003c\/b\u003e. Utterly brilliant, I loved it.' Julie Owen Moylan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOne to watch\u003c\/b\u003e next year.' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epowerful and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e novel; Okechukwu Nzelu is a \u003cb\u003evital\u003c\/b\u003e voice.' Andrew McMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nzelu confirms his place as one of the most \u003cb\u003eexciting and versatile writers of his generation\u003c\/b\u003e.' Angela Chadwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A transgenerational story of \u003cb\u003egrief as tender, potent and nimble as love\u003c\/b\u003e.' 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