Fish Tales – Nettie Jones

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A provocative, sharp-voiced and sometimes shocking rediscovered classic about desire, power and female sexuality – the last book acquired by Toni Morrison.

I prefer to stay plugged in, Jodi. Plugged in makes me feel alive.

Lewis Jones is a party girl on the edge. Bankrolled by her husband Woody and accompanied by her fellow hedonist Kitty Kat, a hustler who knows all the best spots, Lewis bounces between the demimonde of 70s New York and affluent Black Detroit in a fractured haze of lovers, cocaine parties and champagne baths. But her wild pursuit of freedom is upended when she meets the handsome, erudite, cruel Brook – the only man who won’t allow her to take control.

A kaleidoscopic swirl of sex and exploitation, selfhood and self-destruction, this lost classic is an unnervingly contemporary depiction of the collision between identity, freedom and female desire – perfect for fans of In the Cut, Oreo, Luster and I’m a Fan.