Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks Published:15 Feb 2024

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2023 AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR In a scorching story of music, passion and self-discovery, love will set Yamaye free Mesmerising BERNARDINE EVARISTO Fabulous MAGGIE OFARRELL Beautiful CALEB AZUMAH NELSON Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes. Yamaye meets Moose, who she falls deeply in love with, and who offers her the chance of freedom and escape.

After their relationship is brutally cut short, Yamaye goes on a dramatic journey of transformation that leads her to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences. We follow Yamaye through love, loss and peril, as she chases her dreams and connects with her heritage.

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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES, TLS AND GUARDIAN