Luster: A Novel Hard-Boiled Mystery It is the story of

It is the story of fighting for your dreams

But in Michael's voice that's "as joyful as he is shrewd" ( BuzzFeed)

The result is an engrossing portrait of a family and individuals caught in the sweep of history

Timothy Naftali

their Jewish identity

Luster: A Novel Hard-Boiled Mystery It is the story ofSharp, comic, disruptive, tender, Raven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, sees a young black woman fall into art and someone else's open marriage. No one wants what no one wants. And how do we even know what we want? How do we know were ready to take it? Edie is stumbling her way through her twentiessharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She is also haltingly,