You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick "A love story like no other, and this one...will have you gripped from page one." --Vogue "An unabashed ode to living with, and despite, pain and mortality." --The New York Times Book Review A New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and "one of our greatest living writers" ( Shondaland ) reimagines the love story in this "riveting and emotional exploration of grief and taking a second chance on love" ( PopSugar ). Feyi Adekola wants to learn how to be alive again. It's been five years since the accident that killed the love of her life and she's almost a new person now--an artist with her own studio and sharing a brownstone apartment with her ride-or-die best friend, Joy, who insists it's time for Feyi to ease back into the dating scene. Feyi isn't ready for anything serious, but a steamy encounter at a rooftop party cascades into a whirlwind summer she could have never imagined: a luxury trip to a tropical island, decadent meals in the glamorous home of a celebrity chef, and a major curator who wants to launch her art career. She's even started dating the perfect guy, but their new relationship might be sabotaged before it has a chance by the overwhelming desire Feyi feels every time she locks eyes with the one person who is most definitely off-limits--his father. Can she release her past and honor her grief while still embracing her future? And, of course, there's the biggest question of all--how far is she willing to go for a second chance at love? "With tenderhearted characters and an immaculate balance of realistic dialogue and lyrical prose" ( BuzzFeed ), Akwake Emezi's vivid and passionate writing takes us deep into a world of possibility and healing. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a "a love letter to the brave choices we make in the name of love, the costs we pay for it, and the glory of the reward at the end" ( Marie Claire ).