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In Every Mirror She's Black: A Novel Spiral-Bound | June 7, 2022

Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

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Three Black women—a powerhouse executive, a former model, and a Somali refugee—are linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man in Stockholm…now in paperback!

Executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden by Johan von Lundin, CEO of a large marketing firm, to help fix a PR nightmare. A killer at work, but a failure at romance, Kemi’s move is a last-ditch effort to jump-start her love life.

A chance meeting with von Lundin in business class en route to the U.S. propels former model Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of privilege and luxury as the object of his obsession.

And refugee Muna Saheed, who cleans von Lundin’s toilets, only wants to find a family after losing everything.

Told through the perspectives of each of the three women, this contemporary novel is a powerful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society today.

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 432 pages
ISBN-10: 1728253160
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
"An engaging novel that presents the nuanced experiences of Black women from all walks of life. The author takes on misogynoir masterfully in this book that's never quite what you think it is." — Essence

Nigerian American and based in Sweden, LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ ÅKERSTRÖM is an award-winning author, speaker, and photographer. Her work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, Sunday Times Travel, The Telegraph, New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Travel Channel, Adventure Magazine, and Lonely Planet, amongst others. In Every Mirror She's Black is Lolá's debut novel.