Bitter Melon
$32.03
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
The sensational debut novel by Liv Little asks, what happens when you fall through the cracks?
Elsie is out of options.
She’s exhausted from being pushed in and out of social housing, she’s deflated by debt and she’s disturbed by the dark reality of having bailiffs show up at her door. With nowhere to go, there’s only one person left to turn to: her best friend, Juliet.
She finds friendship and safety in Juliet’s flat, but when Elsie l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349702995 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349702993 |
| Author: | Liv Little |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Dialogue Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Liv Little
Liv is a writer of Jamaican and Guyanese descent via South London. Liv tells stories with heart about the people and places that matter to her. Her work spans journalism, audio, TV and curatorial projects for which she’s received various accolades, including LGBTQI+ Broadcaster of The Year and Rising Star at Wow. Her short story, ‘The Sisters’, was published in the critically acclaimed HAG, a collection of forgotten folktales retold. She was a BBC Writer in Residence for 2021, in which she developed an original pilot for a queer conspiracy thriller. At 21, Liv founded the award-winning media company gal-dem. Liv is most at peace in nature, and she now lives by the sea. Rosewater is her debut novel.
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