The Infinite. Patience Agbabi

The Infinite

First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Canongate Books Ltd,

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To Solomon and Valentine,

for showing me the portal to secret,

dystopian and magical worlds . . .

Some people say that we are fighting for our future,

but that is not true. We are not fighting for our future,

we are fighting for everyone’s future.