Borderline Fiction

<p><b>FROM <i>GRANTA </i>BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE </b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2026</b><br><br><b>'Disarmingly poignant' </b><i>Guardian</i><br><b>'Rare and compulsive' </b>CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS<br><b>'Unflinching' </b>DAMON GALGUT<br><b>'Wise, tender and funny' </b>CAMILLA GRUDOVA<br><b>'A true masterpiece' </b>JASON OKUNDAYE<br><b>'Glaringly fresh and true' </b>COURTTIA NEWLAND<br><b>'Full of originality and raw, pure, gutsy talent' </b>CHRISTIE WATSON<br><i><b><br>Loneliness means you don't have to disappoint anyone until you develop the habit of talking to yourself</b></i><br><br>At nineteen, Marcus is young and in love . . . again. When his latest crush, Adwoa, starts showing him true affection, Marcus is ready to reconsider his lifestyle - the drugs, the casual encounters. At least for a little while.<br><br>Now, before he knows it, Marcus is twenty-five. And history risks repeating itself.<br><br>Told through two parallel narratives - one past, one present - <i>Borderline Fiction</i> is a highly original and deeply affecting contemporary tale of what it means to be a young black man navigating today's world.</p>