“On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he’s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer—an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend, the daughter of prominent Washington insiders—and the one person who seems not to judge him.

When his father accidentally discovers Niru is gay, the fallout is brutal and swift. Coping with troubles of her own, however, Meredith finds that she has little left emotionally to offer him. As the two friends struggle to reconcile their desires against the expectations and institutions that seek to define them, they find themselves speeding toward a future more violent and senseless than they can imagine. Neither will escape unscathed.”

I have recommended this book time and time again to family and friends. This book hits hard and I think it is an important read for everyone. For Pride month and with what is going on in our country with racial inequity, this book is an important contribution to these conversations. I cried many times throughout this book and had to set the book down multiple times.

I encourage everyone that reads this post to read this book. Check your local library, order it from a local bookstore, and get it on your Kindle.

You can order books from Main Street Books and can find this one here: https://mainstreetbooks.indielite.org/book/9780061284939