Muddy is an ebullient Mancunian whose lust for his own life makes others feel better by association. Standing in the local woods one day, on the verge of doing something drastic and irreversible, his hand is stayed by a stranger: a tall husky guy who emerges from the bushes holding a pair of binoculars. Returning home to Dartford, having just dropped out of an undergraduate course in music journalism, he is wracked by feelings of failure and inadequacy. it's beautiful.' Natasha Onwuemezi, The Bookseller'Could I one day inspire happiness in others, the same way he seemed to do in me?' Harley is a young queer Black man struggling to find his way in mid-noughties Britain. An extremely BIG joy!' Matson Taylor, bestselling author of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth 'A captivatingly tender novel. 1 bestselling author of Elektra 'This heartwarming, witty, and moving debut is one of the most charming books you'll read this year.Įxploring love, friendship, grief, and the bittersweet joy of being young, Small Joys is utterly beautiful.' Louise O'Neill, bestselling author of Idol 'I loved it - Small Joys is a wonderful book full of music, life and a great deal of heart.

I don't know if I've ever rooted so much for a protagonist as I did for Harley - what a gorgeous novel.' Jennifer Saint, No. Tender, thrilling, and honest Small Joys is a beam of light.' Bryan Washington, author of Memorial 'I adored Small Joys - a sweet, moving, funny, strikingly open story. Mensah's prose makes the intangible deft and tremendous - from the balm of friendship, to the beauty of queerness, and the all-encompassing elixir of community. 'A beautiful, moving story of love, male intimacy, chosen family and finding self worth.' Paul Mendez, author of Rainbow Milk 'Elvin James Mensah's Small Joys is breathtaking and heartrending, by turns hilarious and devastating and surprising and wild. Synopsis: The sensational debut novel about love, friendship and finding happiness in the most unexpected places.

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