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One of Our Kind

By Nicola Yoon
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'Your bookclub will be discussing this one for DAYS' - Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGS Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they're expecting their... Read More
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The Stepford Wives meets Get Out meets The Other Black Girl in this mind-bending thriller, the adult debut of YA sensation Nicola Yoon.

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'Your bookclub will be discussing this one for DAYS' - Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGS

Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel.

When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they're expecting their second child, they decide to move to the town of Liberty, California, hoping to find a community of like-minded people where their growing family can thrive in a majority-Black environment.

King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness centre at the top of the hill which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world's troubles.

Then, as Jasmyn gets further into her pregnancy, she discovers a terrible secret that turns her frustration to dread. A secret that could threaten the safety of not only her family but everything she believes in...

Tense, thrilling and packed with insightful social commentary, One of Our Kind explores what happens when the quest for true liberation comes at a shocking price, from an acclaimed author at the height of her powers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398715400

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Trapeze

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 272

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Dystopian Fiction Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Nicola Yoon

About the Author

Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR and EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. Nicola is also the author of the #1 NYT bestseller, INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING (June 1, 2021) and the NYT bestseller BLACKOUT (June 22, 2022, an anthology with Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson and others and which has been optioned by the Obama's production company).

Nicola and her husband, author David Yoon, have also created the Joy Revolution imprint at Random House Children's Books in the US. It's their mission to publish romance/joyous books by authors of color featuring characters of color. And last but not least, Nicola and Dave have also created Yooniverse Media through which they have a first-look film/tv deal at Anonymous Content. (www.NicolaYoon.com; Twitter/Instagram: @NicolaYoon, @JoyRevBooks, @YooniverseMedia)

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