Rosewater (Little novel)

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Rosewater
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Author Liv Little
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherDialogue
Publication date
2023
ISBN 978-0349702957

Rosewater is the debut novel of Liv Little, published in 2023. [1]

Writing in The Observer , Yagnishsing Dawoor described it as "a beautiful ode to queer love and friendship". [2]

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References

  1. Morris, Kadish (20 April 2023). "Rosewater by Liv Little review – hookups, hope and hard times". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. Dawoor, Yagnishsing (9 April 2023). "Rosewater by Liv Little review – a lyrical love affair". The Observer. Retrieved 20 April 2023.