Symptomatic

A young woman moves to New York City for what promises to be a dream job.

Displaced, she feels unsure of her fit in the world.

Then comes a look of recognition, a gesture of friendship from an older woman named Greta who shares the same difficult-to-place color of skin.

On common ground, a tenuous alliance grows between two women in racial limbo.

So too, does the older woman's unnerving obsession, leading to a collision of two lives spiraling out of control.

A beautifully written novel, at once suspenseful, erotic, and tantalizingly clever, Symptomatic is a groundbreaking contribution to the literature of racial identity.