'A highly enigmatic, affectionate and robustly written portrayal of a
mother-son relationship . . . very relatable' Diana Evans
Driven by a deep-seated desire to understand his mother's life before he
was born, Derek Owusu offers a powerful imagining of her journey. As she
moves from Ghana to the UK and navigates parenthood in a strange and
often lonely environment, the effects of displacement are felt across
generations.
Told through the eyes of both mother and son, Losing the Plot is at
once emotionally raw and playful as Owusu experiments with form to piece
together the immigrant experience and explore how the stories we share
and tell ourselves are just as vital as the ones we don't.