Small Worlds

Only dance makes sense to Stephen.

Stephen dances in church with his parents and brother, the black hands raised in worship gleaming; he may have lost his faith, but if there is one thing he still believes in, it is rhythm. He dances with his friends somewhere in a basement, waiting for the energetic drop of the beat, the true climax in the DJ's electronic music. He dances with his band, creating music that speaks not only of life's difficulties, but also of its joys. He dances with his best friend, Adeline, twirling around the room, singing, moving until their heads almost touch. He dances alone at home to his father's records, discovering parts of a man he never truly knew.

What if the music disappears?

When his father starts talking about shame and sacrifice, when Stephen stops seeing his home as his own, how will he find space for himself: a place where he can feel good, beautiful, free?

Spanning three summers in Stephen's life, from London to Ghana and back to London, Pequenos Mundos is a moving and expansive novel about the places and the emotions we build for ourselves, about the worlds in which we live, dance, and love.