Swing Time Historical Fiction The Icarus Girl runs straight

The Icarus Girl runs straight at the heart of what it means to belong

triumphed and failed as she looked for him

and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined

through breath and cadence and unrepentant

Swing Time Historical Fiction The Icarus Girl runs straight"Smith's thrilling cultural insights never overshadow the wholeness of her characters, who are so keenly observed that one feels witness to their lives." O, The Oprah Magazine "A sweeping meditation on art, race, and identity that may be [Smith's] most ambitious work yet." Esquire A New York Times bestseller Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from