Gemma Reeves
Mamele
“When my mother washed my hair she crooned, mamele, mamele, into my ear. Little mother, meaning little daughter, meaning you’re a good girl, Edie.” Edie lives with her partner Joanna in a crumbling country house in Broadstairs. They have spent over a decade together since the death of Harry, the third member of their polyamorous relationship.
It’s a quiet, comfortable existence – but conversations about the mother who abandoned her have recently awoken in Edie feelings she long thought buried. Mamele is a stylish, searing drama about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the indelible impact of estrangement and one woman fiercely coming into her own.
“Haunting.” — Telegraph.
“Brilliant.” — Daily Mail.
“Profoundly moving.” — Marie Claire.
“Fresh and daring.” — Kate Sawyer.
“One of the best books I’ve read in a while… A real triumph.” — Elizabeth Macneal.
“A complex story about motherhood, inheritance and the things we’re willing to forsake in the name of desire.” — Amy Twigg.
“A haunting novel… Overwhelming and seductive.” — Lucie Elven.
