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Téa Mutonji will publish her debut novel next year

My Person , whose cover is exclusively revealed here, follows a pair of friends whose lifelong relationship gets put to the test

Mutonji is also the acclaimed author of the short story collection Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji is tackling the rocky terrain of friendship in her debut novel My Person .

The novel, out next year from G.P. Putnam’s Sons, follows Tania and Margot, who have been best friends for over two decades. When they’re preparing to host a monthly dinner party one evening, Tania tells Margot that she needs some space.

It’s a startling prospect for Tania, whose life is tied to Margot’s in more ways than one. But as Tania tries to move on with her life without Margot, former betrayals rise to the s

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