Nettleblack

Die vermeintlicht Tochter eines wohlhabenden Hauses im viktorianischen England - die Früchtenamen als Flüche verwendet - flieht vor ihrer Hochzeit und nennt sich fortan Henry.  Des Weiteren gibt es eine nichtbinären Charakter namens Property. Ich habe eine Weile gebraucht um reinzukommen, da der Rede- und Schreibstil von Henry sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig ist, aber insgesamt eine schöne lange Lektüre. Verlagsbeschreibung:

"To be blunt: I must escape." 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy life isn't as simple as she thought.

Ambushed, robbed, and then saved by a mysterious organisation - part detective agency, part neighbourhood watch - a desperate Henry disguises herself and enlists. Sent out to investigate a string of crimes, she soon realises that she is living in a small rural town with surprisingly big problems. When the net starts to close around Henry, and sinister forces threaten to expose her as the missing Nettleblack sister, the new people in her life seem to offer her a way out, and a way forward.

Is the world she's lost in also a place she can find herself? Told through journal entries and letters, Nettleblack is a subversive and playful ride through the perils and joys of finding your place in the world, challenging myths about queerness - particularly transness - as a modern phenomenon, while exploring the practicalities of articulating queer perspectives when you're struggling for words.