Rosewater: the debut novel from Liv Little

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Nevertheless, she sped through her first draft, writing the first 20,000 words in merely five days. “I had a lot in my head that I needed to get down on paper at that point [in my life]. It was a year of writing, writing, writing.” Liv Little, Women in science and health, Could men have a role to play in refuges?, Woman's Hour - BBC Radio 4". BBC . Retrieved 8 December 2016.

Award-winning journalist Liv Little has spoken to PinkNews about the power of being seen, queer love stories and paying homage to the past in her debut novel, Rosewater. A gritty, heartfelt, no holds barred look at life and love in present-day London.” - Andrea Lee, author of Red Island HouseBeautifully rendered . . . I laughed, I cried, couldn’t put it down.” - Monica Heisey, bestselling author of Really Good, Actually I’m not going,’ I say defiantly with all the strength I can induce. I’m holding in tears for fear that I’ll lose control, completely overflow and drown in my melancholy.” Rosewater is a good book. But there are times when the writing style is self-conscious and overblown. For example: Bristol graduate named by Vogue as a 'new suffragette' ". University of Bristol. 5 January 2018 . Retrieved 13 February 2022.

Rosewater feels like a song for the dreamers who are trying to find their way. It is a wonderful, messy, heart-filled novel’ - Jendella Benson Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (10 September 2020). "gal-dem founder Liv Little steps down as CEO". Gay Times . Retrieved 24 November 2021. A paeon to a queer love affair that's sexy, complex and romantic. Effortlessly capturing our uncertain zeitgeist" Evening Standard Elsie goes through a lot over the course of this novel. It’s understandable that she has big feelings. But the purple prose distracts from those emotions rather than making the reader feel them along with our protagonist. A more experienced editor could, perhaps, have helped Little refine the book while staying true to her vision for the story.I had a dad who grew up with debt. I did a lot of research around the legislation, the psychology, the PTSD, the trauma, the anxiety, drawing from my own experiences as well. There are moments in the book where [Elsie] just forgets to breathe and that’s something I did for a long time. I’ve struggled with my mental health, that feeling of panic and terror.” Featuring the poetry of Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Rosewater is a deliciously steamy queer romance from a bold new voice. An electric and captivating debut, Elsie’s story teaches us that sometimes home is not always where we are, but who we are with . . . Though Rosewater is billed as a love story, Elsie takes her own sweet time to figure out how to love. When she does, the novel becomes powerfully, almost unbearably moving. When Elsie reads her poetry at an event that wins her a publishing deal, she is also reading to win Juliet over, without quite knowing it. And later, when Juliet is admitted to hospital after an accident, Elsie is there by her side, day after agonising day. Rosewater is a beautiful ode to queer love and friendship, and a reminder that self-knowledge is often arrived at in the company of others.