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Having Spent Life Seeking

byKae Tempest

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The blistering new novel about the transformative power of love, from the Sunday Times bestselling Kae Tempest

After fifteen years away, Rothko has washed up back in their hometown of Edgecliff, a scruffy coastal town. Rothko has been out of prison for six months and today is the first day of the rest of their life.

Back in 2005, nothing in their life made sense to them apart from Dionne - gemstone in her belly button, Nike Cortez, lip piercing - who kissed Rothko like there was nothing wrong with them. But keeping their relationship a secret was destroying them. Fleeing their home after another fight with their helpless father, a couple of wrong turns set in motion a chain of events that would dictate the course of Rothko's life - and the lives of those around them - forever.

In the ashes left behind, Rothko must reckon with who they are, and how to live and love on their own terms.

Praise for Kae Tempest

‘An authentically soothing, powerful thought-provoker’ Matt Haig

‘A truth-speaker’ Max Porter

'Powerful and merciful' Ali Smith

About Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest is a poet, writer, lyricist, performer and recording artist. They have published plays, poems, a novel, and a book-length essay called On Connection. They received Mercury Music Prize nominations for their albums Everybody Down and Let Them Eat Chaos, and two Ivor Novello nominations for their song-writing on The Book of Traps and Lessons. Tempest was named a Next Generation Poet in 2014 and they received the Ted Hughes Award for their long-form narrative poem ‘Brand New Ancients’. Their books have been translated into multiple languages and published to critical acclaim around the world. At the end of last year, the documentary Being Kae Tempest was broadcast on BBC Two.
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  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • ISBN: 9781787335370
  • Length: 352 pages
  • Price: £18.99
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