“One of 2024’s hottest reads” - The Sunday Times
“Powerful…smart…darkly funny” - The New York Times
“Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction. I tore through JADED - it made me laugh, cry and really bloody furious” — Stacey Halls
“Witty, nuanced and thought-provoking” — Bobby Palmer
“Urgent and necessary, this is a book that will take up space in your heart and mind long after the last page” — Cecilia Rabess
“One of the year’s most thoughtful reads” — Harper’s Bazaar
“Raw, compulsive and nuanced” — The i
“Quietly devastating” — Ella King
“A compelling page-turner that is also unafraid to challenge…it is as painfully urgent as it is timeless” — Wiz Wharton
“Ela Lee writes with an urgency and clarity that will have you hooked” — Cecile Pin
“Wonderfully multi-faceted and emotionally compelling” — Jessica George
“Authentic” - The Daily Mail
“You’ll want to savour every word on every page” — Refinery29
“Lee’s masterfully crafted prose tackles complexities with emotional depth, offering a multilayered exploration of the intersections of race, power, individuality and resilience” — Apple Books
“A wonderful thing, when fiction has the courage to leave the reader with questions, thoughts and feelings, instead of simplified answers” — Jenny Mustard
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Ela Lee is a London-based author. Her debut novel Jaded is published as a lead title by Vintage in the UK, and Simon & Schuster in the US.