Look At You
Coming April 2025
This powerful novel in stories follows its young narrator, growing up in a divided family. Shifting between Trinidad, England, and Ireland, she must learn to make sense of herself, and take her place in a world full of contradictions.
Look At You grabs the attention elegantly, with sharp dialogue, acuteness of observation, and the joy of meeting complex characters. The frank and engaging narrator, recognising the independent otherness of the people she writes about, has an alert eye for moments of epiphany, absurdity, sadness and comedy.
'Amanda Smyth writes like a descendant of Jean Rhys...a born novelist' ALI SMITH
‘Smyth’s writing is as lushly beautiful as the landscape she describes’ THE TIMES
‘Like Alice Walker, Smyth vividly and empathetically re-creates gender and racial tensions’ ELLE MAGAZINE
'Amanda Smyth writes like a descendant of Jean Rhys...a born novelist' ALI SMITH ‘Smyth’s writing is as lushly beautiful as the landscape she describes’ THE TIMES ‘Like Alice Walker, Smyth vividly and empathetically re-creates gender and racial tensions’ ELLE MAGAZINE
About the author Amanda Smyth
Amanda Smyth is an Irish Trinidadian author.
Her critically acclaimed works include Black Rock, A Kind of Eden, Fortune, and her latest novel, Look at You, set to be released by Peepal Tree Press in April 2025.
With roots that span Ireland and Trinidad, Amanda brings a unique perspective to her stories, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and the ties that bind us.
Her books have been praised for their lyrical prose and vivid, economic storytelling.
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