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“The Air You Breathe is a beautiful, luscious ode to the lasting friendships that shape our lives.” This is one of those novels you find hard to put down without finishing.” – The Washington Book Review

… The Air You Breathe is a moving portrait of a lifelong friendship, with many lows, and it shows how friendship shapes our lives and what we owe to it. “Written with elegance, charm, and a flawless eye for detail, The Air You Breathe showcases the talents of a writer of remarkable grace and intelligence.” – Los Angeles Review of Books

“An absolute masterpiece…beautifully rendered…THE AIR YOU BREATHE manages to weave together the delicious tales of interpersonal relationships with the art of music making, while never losing sight of its reader/audience…Peebles is a master at sustaining dramatic tension, a wizard with intrigue and language, and a skilled curator of intimacy…Even more challenging is the ability to be able to create unapologetic antiheroes, which Peebles excels at…The tension created by these elements-the sociopolitical context, the drama of interpersonal relationships and queerness, and the high-stakes nature of subsisting off art-make a masterful book, sure to enthrall from beginning to end.” –Lambda Literary “Enveloping…Peebles understands the shifting currents of female friendship, and she writes so vividly about samba that you close the book certain its heroine’s voices must exist beyond the page.” – People “Echoes of Elena Ferrante resound in sumptuous saga.” –O Magazine “Gorgeous … Peebles captures the complexity of these two women forever linked by their early bonds, and she vivifies their colorful times and the nuances in their relationship as it evolves over the decades.” – The National Book Review (One might say I inhaled it.)… The Air You Breathe is genuinely exciting to watch.” – NPR I read The Air You Breathe in two nights.

"A glorious, glittery saga of friendship and loss. murder, extortion, Hollywood glamor, the entire story of samba, and, of course, sexual longing and an exceptional cast of characters.