Kitten

Kitten captures the vulnerability of early adulthood with startling precision. Abound in wit and restraint, the novel explores the funny yet unsettling complexities of modern love. What does it mean to be looked after versus seen? Are love and safety one and the same? A fearless debut! – Weike Wang, author of ChemistryStacey Yu’s Kitten is as tender and brutal as a kiss to the most wounded part of yourself. Yu perfectly captures how it feels to be young and terrified of yourself. To call a novel this fierce Kitten … Yu’s eye for friction and chaos should be studied – Ruth Madievsky, author of All Night PharmacyWithin the first few lines of Stacey Yu’s Kitten so much is revealed with such tact and precision, and it’s a telling sign for the rest of the novel. A novel so astute and honest while its main character struggles to be, a novel that examines the truths and complexities of love and living in a way that forces its reader to reevaluate their approaches to life, and perhaps every experience with another person they’ve ever had. Kitten is a spellbinding story written by a wildly intelligent author whose observations and understanding of our relationships both with others and ourselves is a marvel to read. The moment you’ve finished this book, it will play on your mind for days – Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of US

Stacey Yu is a Chinese American writer. She grew up between Texas, Arkansas, and California and currently lives in London. Kitten is her debut novel.