Borderline Fiction

In the hands of a lesser writer, this material could easily have turned into a slick tale of redemption, but instead it feels authentic and recognizable, an unflinching inwards meditation on the forces that shape a particular life -- DAMON GALGUT
The evolution of modern British literature as it lives and breathes belongs to Derek Owusu . . . With this novel, Owusu doubles down on everything that makes his fiction so exemplary. There are passages that took my breath away. The world, the dialect, the ideas, are all glaringly fresh and true -- COURTTIA NEWLAND
Borderline Fiction is that rare thing - a novel which is simultaneously melancholic, wise, tender and funny. A lyrically poignant gift from one of the most exciting young writers working today -- CAMILLA GRUDOVA
A rare and compulsive read. Through precise and fearless prose, Owusu's characters draw you in while keeping you both close, and at arm's length, in a world so intimate you feel like you're intruding. Unforgettable -- CANDICE-CARTY WILLIAMS
A true masterpiece. With prose that skilfully blends the intricate and the colloquial, Derek Owusu captures the vulnerability, terror, heartache and madness that touches the body when you're afflicted with that familiar sensation of love -- JASON OKUNDAYE
Mind-bending fiction . . . an addictive and affecting account of how it can spin a person out of control without them even knowing it * * Financial Times * *
Borderline Fiction marks Derek Owusu as one of the most exciting literary voices in UK fiction right now. His breathtaking prose is brim full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent -- CHRISTIE WATSON
Derek Owusu is one of one. In Borderline Fiction, the dexterity of Owusu's pen and distinctive literary vision is on full display and I was completely transfixed. This book is phenomenal; a marker in the progression of British literature -- JENDELLA BENSON
I loved Borderline Fiction . . . Derek Owusu is one of our most gifted and essential novelists -- MENDEZ
What makes Borderline Fiction so impactful and original is its fearlessness and reality. There is no simplifying or watering down of pain, heartbreak, or the consequences of some of our greatest mistakes. Instead, Derek Owusu's latest novel asks us to sit with these experiences and emotions, to observe and immerse ourselves in them as our protagonists do, so that we're not left with a meditation on love or family, or history and identity, but a real empathy for what it means to be vulnerable that is profound and powerful, in the hands of a writer whose every word holds purpose -- ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS