Books by Paul Mendez
“Glowingly endorsed by Bernardine Evaristo and Marlon James, Rainbow Milk unfolds in two parts, the first episode focused upon Norman, a Jamaican ex-boxer who emigrates to 1950s Britain; the second follows Jesse, a young, gay, black man as he is disfellowshipped by his community of Jehovah’s Witnesses and starts working in London as a sex worker. As with the Wyld book, these paired experiences illustrate the way trauma and violence reverberate through society over decades. Jesse’s story in particular is raw and powerful, offering unflinching descriptions of sex and desire, and it will make you feel alive.” Read more...
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Paul Mendez were recommended
Notable Novels of Summer 2020, recommended by Cal Flyn
No writer could resent you losing track of the new novels being published into the chaos of summer 2020 – with the world on lockdown and protestors taking to the streets. But fiction can offer respite from a relentless news cycle, writes Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn – and an opportunity to consider our own lives and choices through the prism of others’.
