Author: Caleb Azumah Nelson
publisher name: Penguin
ISBN: 9780241448786
Open Water is the winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021 and has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Described as a tender and touching love story beautifully told, it follows the lives of two young Black British artists who meet at a pub in South East London. Both have struggled to belong, having won scholarships to private schools. One is a photographer, the other a dancer, and as they navigate love and vulnerability in a city that both celebrates and rejects them, they must confront the challenges posed by fear and violence. Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut novel is hailed as an achingly beautiful love story and a potent exploration of race and masculinity, offering a soulful and intense portrayal of what it means to be a person in a world that often sees only a Black body.
By Caleb Azumah Nelson
