‘Crackles with female fire and fury’ – The Guardian
‘A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown’ – The Observer
‘Fast and furious’ – The Sunday Times
Discover the bitingly witty new novel from the prize-winning author of The Exhibitionist, Charlotte Mendelson.
Dr Penny Cartwright is everything that Zoe Stamper is not: glamorous, sophisticated and openly gay. When they begin a passionate affair, a lifetime of wedded bliss seems within Zoe’s grasp. But this is not a love story. It’s the story of how love can bring about disaster . . .
‘A terrific panic attack of a novel’ – i newspaper
‘Lacerating’ – Financial Times
‘Unbearably brilliant’ – Nigella Lawson
‘A gift to the reader . . . Irresistible’ – Amy Bloom, bestselling author of In Love
‘Compelling’ – Glamour
‘Truly radical’ – The Spectator
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Imprint: Picador
Publication date: 01/05/2025
