âI urge you to readBad Habit'PEDRO ALMODĂVAR
âAn engulfing novelâAVNI DOSHI
âBelieve the hype!'OKECHUKWU NZELU
âThe book that everyone is readingâNEW YORK TIMES
Beautifully written and told in an irresistible voice, is a powerfully moving coming-of-age novel following a young trans woman in 1980s Madrid.Bad Habit
An unnamed young trans woman grows up in a working-class suburb that has no place for her. She discovers community and kinship in downtown Madrid, amid a dazzling party scene animated by charming junkies, glamorous pop divas, and fallen angels. With each step she takes forward in the city, she finds herself confronted by an antagonism she does not yet know how to counter. In this thrilling and yet often frightening place each decision can have the highest of stakes and yet she knows that only she can forge a path forward to the life she truly wants to live.
Beautiful and deeply moving, by Alana S Portero is translated by Mara Faye Lethem, and deftly illuminates the search for identity and the power of chosen family. is an unforgettable story of self-realisation that speaks to the outsider in all of us.Bad HabitBad Habit
'A work of deep humilityâGUARDIAN
âA revelation ⌠made me weep more than onceâSABA SAMS
âInfused with camp humour, pathos and the spirit of resilienceâAMELIA ABRAHAMS
'Affecting and evocative'OBSERVER
'Painful yet unquestionably hopeful'NICOLA DINAN
âPorteroâs elegant storytelling catches a celestial lightâELOGHOSA OSUNDE
âLeaves you stunnedâTRAVIS ALABANZA
âObliges the reader to hold back (or unleash) their feelings chapter after chapterâVOGUE SPAIN
âThe most talked-about debut of the yearâTIME OUT SPAIN