Mixed Messages Extra: Win a copy of Disappoint Me
Win one of three copies of Nicola Dinan's new book
Hi, welcome to Mixed Messages Extra! This week, we’re giving you the chance to win one of three copies of Nicola Dinan’s new novel Disappoint Me, out today.
When we last caught up with Nicola Dinan ahead of the release of her debut novel, Bellies, she spoke about the dynamism of whiteness, food as a balm for homesickness and how she’s forever observing.
Bellies, which has since gone on to win the Polari First Book Prize and be shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards and Mo Siewcharran Prize, followed Ming and Tom – at first a typical boy meets boy love story, Ming announces her intention to transition and suddenly their mapped-out futures take very different turns.
Now, dive into the world of Max and Vincent. Max is thirty, a published poet and grossly overpaid legal counsel for a tech company. After a fall at a New Year’s Eve party, she decided to make some changes and give heteronormativity a go.
Enter Vincent, a corporate lawyer with Chinese parents who never pictured their son dating a trans woman. But he’s carrying his own baggage, with memories of a gorgeous traveller, Alex, he met on his gap year.
Disappoint Me reckons with the pressures of living the ‘right’ kind of life and making peace with the past.
I’m so excited for you to discover this book. Read on to find out how to win one of three copies.
