"In her searing debut novel, Téa Mutonji delivers an unflinching portrait of female friendship in all its ferocity and tenderness. Mutonji traces the bond between two young women whose relationship is as sustaining as it is suffocating, as loving as it is destructive. Visceral and impossible to shake, My Person announces an essential new voice in contemporary fiction." — Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer
"Téa Mutonji writes sharply about the subtle ruptures endemic to formative friendships." —Raven Leilani, bestselling author of Luster
"Thank god for Téa Mutonji. Her new novel, My Person, covers the tricky territory of two lifelong friends extricating themselves from each other's lives. It sounds sad, and it is, but it's also sexy, infuriating, and unbelievably fun to read. You can tell you're in the hands of a poet; the writing crackles on the page. This is a writer who can read someone to filth in just one line. If you've ever known the pain of a friend breakup, this one's for you. Téa Mutonji has managed to take some of the ugliest thoughts and worst moments and turn it into a sparkling novel about reclaiming your sense of self." —Katie Yee, author of Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar
"This is a sharp and sexy book, full of indelible moments when the truth gushes out and what’s said cannot be unsaid. An unflinching, heartbreaking examination of all that comes with loving, and losing, a best friend. A fabulous debut—deeply enjoyable." —Jean Chen Ho, author of Fiona and Jane
"A nuanced and fearless exploration of friendship, family, race and class, and the extraordinary pressures of coming of age as an artist, told with subtlety and verve." —Nussaibah Younis, Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Fundamentally
"My Person offers no roadmaps or easy answers, it instead delivers something even greater and more significant—a candid character portrait absent judgement and written with a sensitivity that allows for true nuance and complexity. Through Tania's meditative narration, Téa Mutonji both observes and delves into the messiness of human relationships and really digs into the complexities of power and control in friendships, which leads to explorations of race and class and intimacy and boundaries. What a liberating experience." —Zalika Reid-Benta, award-winning author of River Mumma and Frying Plantain
