Author(s): Derek Owusu

Biography & Memoir

DEREK OWUSU NAMED GRANTA'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - FICTION 2023'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly writtenportrayal of a mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana EvansDriven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother'slife before he was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of herjourney. As she moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in astrange and often lonely environment, the effects of displacement are feltacross generations. Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing thePlot is at once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form topiece together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share andtell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don't.