Bitter Disaster Despite longing to leave the

Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries

the fastest player you’ll ever see

In the kingdom of Dumnonia

Her solitary existence is interrupted

Bitter Disaster Despite longing to leave theFrom National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed Pet that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution and how youth lead the way. Bitter is an aspiring artist who has been invited to cultivate her talents at a special school in the town of Lucille. Surrounded by other creative teens, she can focus on her painting though she hides a secret from everyone around her. Meanwhile, the streets