Alara Adilow

Look at All the Light

Few writers are able to show with such biting clarity how class plays into a person’s transition

“I did the right thing. I’ve become successful. I wanted to win for you, mum,” whispers Sagal as she mops up the last drips of sick with her dress. Her mother is an addict, her house a dealer hangout, her bedroom a cannabis farm. Sagal dreams of taking revenge on the white world that shut her out. She decides to become rich – incredibly rich. At just thirty, she owns a marketing company turning millions in profit.

Fiction
Look at All the Light
Original title
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Publisher
De Bezige Bij
Year of publication
2025
Page count
288
Contact for translation rights
Marijke Nagtegaal
m.nagtegaal@debezigebij.nl
Author
Alara Adilow