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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (Afterlight May 2022 Exclusive box)

Featured book: You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Exclusive purple sprayed edges

Digital signature

Bookmark inspired by the book

May 2022 Afterlight Box

This box was part of the Afterlight subscription in May 2022 and is no longer available to purchase.

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About the product

As an artist is easing back into the dating scene after losing her husband five years ago, she’s given the chance of a lifetime – an all expenses paid trip to a tropical island, with a guy who seems perfect on paper, and will introduce her to a curator who wants to kick-start her career. However, once they arrive there’s someone else on her mind: the one person she really shouldn’t be falling in love with. Can she overcome her grief without forgetting her past, and find a way to be with the one she’s falling for?

We loved this gorgeous story about finding yourself after loss, and the obstacles of chasing a second chance at love.

The book at a glance:

  • Queer standalone adult romance
  • F/M relationship between two Black, bisexual characters
  • Hardback with sprayed edges and a digital signature

Photo: colbywilkens 

Tropes for You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty include: Forbidden romance, age gap, ex’s dad

'This book filled me with excitement and possibilities.' -Jenny Colgan

'Emezi is a dream of a writer. My heart soared and shook and panted.' -Bolu Babalola

Book merchandise

Our May 2022 Afterlight box included:

Content warnings for You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty

  • Content Warning

    • Death of a loved one (past)
    • Car accident (past, seen through flashbacks)
    • Child death (past)
    • Grief
    • Homophobia/Biphobia
    • Drowning (past)
    • Violence
    • Domestic abuse
    • Suicidal thoughts
    • Blood
    • PTSD
    • Sexual content

About the Author

Akwaeke Emezi is a writer and artist using storytelling to center queer indigenous Black realities and radical possibilities with the philosophy that re-indigenization is essential for liberation. Born and raised in Nigeria, Emezi's work spans literature, music, film, and visual art. They are based in liminal spaces.

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