A moving, emotionally vivid, and sometimes shocking novel, Look at You follows the young narrator as she navigates the complexities of growing up in a divided family. 

Shifting between Trinidad and England, the writing is shapely, alive and has the grace to offer the reader space as privileged witness, eavesdropper – of being there – without manipulation or elbow-holding. This book grabs the attention elegantly, with sharp dialogue, acuteness of detail in observation, and the joy of meeting complex characters, worthy of attention. The frank and engaging narrator, recognising both the independent otherness of the people she writes about, has an alert eye for moments of epiphany, absurdity, sadness and comedy.

'Amanda Smyth writes like a descendant of Jean Rhys...a born novelist' ALI SMITH

‘Smyth’s writing is as lushly beautiful as the landscape she describes’ THE TIMES

‘Like Alice Walker, Smyth vividly and empathetically re-creates gender and racial tensions’ ELLE MAGAZINE