Book guide
Open Water
A tender love story between two Black British artists in South East London, shadowed by fear, longing, and the threat of violence.
Genre and trope pairingsContemporary FictionTragic love storyContemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionMental health repContemporary FictionIdentity crisisRomanceTragic love storyLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryMental health repLiteraryIdentity crisisLiterarySocial commentary
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About Open Water
Two young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists - he a photographer, she a dancer - trying to make their mark in a city that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- racism
- police brutality
- gang violence
- gun violence
- death
- grief
- depression
- panic attacks
- alcohol
- sexual references
