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A moving, emotionally vivid, and sometimes shocking novel, Look at You follows the young narrator as she navigates the complexities of growing up in a divided family. Journeying between Trinidad and England, she seeks to make sense of herself in a world full of contradictions, cruelty, and temptation.In this stylish and empathetic bildungsroman, Amanda Smyth’s signature taut, lean prose and illuminating details bring to life a story of identity, race, gender, and expectation. Through interwoven stories and compelling episodes, the heroine’s path crosses with diverse characters, each adding depth to her quest for understanding.’Amanda Smyth writes like a descendant of Jean Rhys…a born novelist’ ALI SMITHSmyths writing is as lushly beautiful as the landscape she describes THE TIMESLike Alice Walker, Smyth vividly and empathetically re-creates gender and racial tensions ELLE MAGAZINE