Jaded

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For fans of Queenie, The List and I May Destroy You, this razor sharp debut novel will capture your heart, make you laugh and sob, and will leave you asking yourself- what would you have done in Jade's situation For fans of The List, Prima Facie, Queenie and I May Destroy You, discover the debut novel that readers describe as a timely, must-read novel. 'Jade isn't even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.' Jade has become everything she ever wanted to be. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend. Until one night, something terrible happens after a work event, and she starts to wonder if she really wants to be the person she's become. She's learned to laugh when she's felt like crying, opted to be invisible when she wanted to speak up and changed her identity to please people. But now Jade has to make a decision for herself. The question is, which is the right one This searing novel explores the strength we find in female friendship, the hope that lights up the dark moments and recovery that's far from linear, and will leave you asking yourself- what would you have done in Jade's situation

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Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction. I tore through JADED it made me laugh, cry and really bloody furious * Stacey Halls *
JADED is a thoughtful, hard-hitting exploration of race, identity, and the rippling effects of sexual assault. Ela Lee writes with an urgency and clarity that will have you hooked until the last page. * Cecile Pin, author of WANDERING SOULS *
A raw, compulsive and nuanced novel about identity, race and consent * i *
One of 2024's hottest reads * Sunday Times *
This raw, dark novel explores racism, class and sexism and you'll want to savour every word on every page * Refinery 29 *
Ela Lee is an electrifying new voice, and this is an ambitious gut-punch of a novel. Like I May Destroy You meets Industry, its a witty, nuanced and thought-provoking interrogation of attitudes towards race, power and consent * Bobby Palmer, author of ISAAC AND THE EGG *
Wonderfully multi-faceted and emotionally compelling * Jessica George, author of MAAME *
Jaded is a sharp, bold and compulsively readable story of power, money, sex and survival. Ela Lee writes with utter clarity and heartbreaking insight about the cost of survival in cut-throat corporate environments and about the gray space between complicity and compromise. Urgent and necessary, this is a book that will take up space in your heart and mind long after the last page * Cecilia Rabess, author of EVERYTHINGS FINE *
Bold ... A tightly-wound, claustrophobic unravelling of one woman that is one of the years most thoughtful reads * Harpers Bazaar *
Brutal but sadly realistic, JADED is a clarion call against the resounding silence of corporate law which has gone untouched and unmoved by #metoo. Quietly devastating * Ella King, author of BAD FRUIT *

Author Bio

Ela Lee was born in 1995 and is a British-Korean-Turkish writer. She studied Law at the University of Oxford and went on to practise as a City lawyer. In 2021, during the global pandemic, Ela began work on her debut novel, JADED, which explores themes of consent, race, and identity. She lives in London, with her partner and their mini Aussie Shepherd.