![]() ![]() The book was recommended by various outlets prior to its publication. ![]() Major themes Ĭritics noted that the character of Edie is a flâneur, which is notable as it is typically a literary position occupied by white male characters. Edie begins a sexual relationship with Eric and moves to New Jersey to live with his family after she gets fired. Eric and his wife have a 12-year-old adoptive daughter, Akila, who is also Black. She meets Eric, a white man in his forties who is in an open marriage. Luster follows Edie, a Black woman in her twenties who lives in New York City and works as an editorial assistant. ![]() In December 2020, the novel was found in Literary Hub to have made 16 lists of the year's best books. ![]() It received mainly positive critical reception and won the 2020 Kirkus Prize for fiction. Luster was released on Augby Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It follows a young Black woman who gets involved with a middle-aged white man in an open marriage. Luster is a 2020 debut novel by Raven Leilani. ![]()
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