Breaststrokes
Autor*in: Vialleron, Margaux
Jahr: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 400 S.
Voraussichtlich verfügbar ab: 30.09.2024
- Inhalt:
- A novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend. Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met.They are strangers who share a city. It is Sunday morning. Cloe has woken-up in someone else's home; Gertrude starts her shift in the pub kitchen, while Mathilde and Sarah are on their way to lunch. Soon, these four women's lives will overlap. Saturday felt like a normal day, but on Sunday the past will catch-up with them as they realise that there never is only one side to a story.Sharply observed and painfully relatable,Breaststrokesis a novel that seems to emerge from the haze of our current time. This story of unexpected encounters and intimacies is perfect for fans ofCleopatra and FrankensteinandBeautiful World, Where Are You. Breaststrokes is a study of womanhood, vulnerability, and the secrecy of the inner-life. Vialleron's writing is laced with a love for these women who can barely love themselves. A novel for anyone interested in the way the body keeps score or in the complex intimacies between womenRowan Hisayo Buchanan Atender, lyrical novel about the ripples caused when consent is taken away from women and the loneliness this causes, even when youre surrounded by people. It will tug at your heart strings' Araminta Hall Reading Breaststrokes felt a little like watching ribbons unfurl or intertwine. Margaux Vialleron writes tenderly and evocatively about female friendship, fear and desireChlo Ashby, author of Wet Paint and Second Self
Titelinformationen
Titel: Breaststrokes
Autor*in: Vialleron, Margaux
Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN: 9781398525788
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung
Dateigröße: 3 MB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage