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‘A RIOTOUS, DAZZLING DEBUT’ DEESHA PHILYAW

‘READING SHANNON SANDERS MAKES ME WANT TO VISIT HOME TONY TULATHIMUTTE

THE HEARTFELT CELEBRATION OF FAMILY AND THE MESSY BEAUTY OF BELONGING FOR FANS OF BLUE SISTERS and SMALL WORLDS

One family. Thirteen stories.

Meet the sisters – Cassandra, Fay, Lela, and Suzette – and their circle of relatives, friends and lovers. A jostling clan of dropouts and overachievers, bickering siblings and delightfully bossy aunties.

Journeying from a smoky jazz bar to a glittering campus soiree, this is a family portrait that refuses to sit still and a joyful, multigenerational celebration of belonging.

FURTHER PRAISE FOR COMPANY…

‘A brilliant debut with each incisive chapter offering a new window into the beguiling Collins family’ Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful

‘There are undeniable shades of Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. . . Sanders has fun playing with her characters as alignments and allegiances shift’ Marie Claire

‘A deftly woven tapestry that scrupulously depicts familial ties and estrangement’ New York Times

‘Offers sharp and original insight into the intimate politics of race and class’ Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections

Publisher Review

‘A brilliant debut with each incisive chapter offering a new window into the beguiling Collins family. This delighted me’ – Ann Napolitano, author of The New York Bestseller Hello Beautiful

‘There are undeniable shades of Bernardine Evaristos Girl, Women, Other in this debut, which follows the lives of the extended family and friends of four sisters across several decades in and around Washington DC . . . Sanders has fun playing with her characters as alignments and allegiances shift and change with the perspectives, points of view and timeframes of each storys narrator.’ – Marie Claire, The Best New Books of 2024

‘The Collins family and the many folks in their orbit are endlessly fascinating, frustrating, and fun to meet on the page. Company is a riotous, dazzling debut that is as profound as it is entertaining’ – Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

‘A deftly woven tapestry that scrupulously depicts familial ties and estrangement, richly told with a nuance that allows each character dignity and grace’ – New York Times

‘Introduces an unforgettable cast of characters who remind us that family can be both wound and salve. Sanders offers sharp and original insight into the intimate politics of race and class and the impossible rules weve inherited to navigate them. This is a brilliant and immaculate debut’ – Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections