What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons is a coming of age story of a young South African/American woman searching for her true self in the wake of her mothers death.
A slim little novel that packs a real emotional punch. Clemmons writing is sparse, lyrical; she writes in a stream of consciousness style often moving back and forth through time and place, yet always returning to themes of grief, race, and identity.
A powerful book by a wonderful new writer to watch.
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