The long-anticipated novel from the author of the critically acclaimed BEASTS OF NO NATION. On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D. C., he's a top student and a track star at his prestigious private school. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer - an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend. When his father accidentally discovers Niru is gay, the fallout is brutal and swift. Coping with troubles of her own, Meredith finds that she has little left emotionally to offer him. The two friends will find themselves speeding toward a future more violent and senseless than they can imagine.