Skin Contact: 'The hottest, sluttiest book of the summer' Alice Slater - Couverture rigide

Faison, Elisa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1399748599 ISBN 13 : 9781399748599

Editeur : Sceptre, 2026

Synopsis

A razor-sharp exploration of intimacy, grief, desire and motherhood, for fans of Raven Leilani, Miranda July and Vincenzo Latronico.

'A grieving woman opens her marriage after the death of her mother. It goes mostly well - until her husband falls in love with someone else...'
NEW YORK TIMES, The Novels Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer

'Deeply readable, this will be the hottest, sluttiest book of the summer'
ALICE SLATER, AUTHOR OF LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL

'A fresh take on making marriage work in the modern age . . . one not to miss'
MARIE CLAIRE

'Acute and witty on female desire'
FINANCIAL TIMES, Five of the Best Debut Novels

Unmoored by her mother's sudden death, Frances has never felt so diminished, or so old. She's painfully aware that strangers no longer look at her the same way - and that she's now, at thirty-two, older than the great aunt for whom she was named, who was killed in the seventies under mysterious circumstances involving an extramarital affair.

Her husband, Ben, will do anything to help Frances regain her vivacity and sense of purpose. So when Frances suggests that they open their marriage, Ben complies.

Over the next two years, they explore their sexualities and latent kinks; they navigate jealousy, betrayal, desire, and obsession; they defend their choices - and their new identities - to confused friends. They do all of this together, as a team. But when Ben finds himself falling in love with another woman, just as Frances realizes she's ready to settle down and have a baby, they are forced to confront the consequences of their experiment.

'Funny and pensive'
NEW YORKER

'Novels about non-monogamy are hardly a novelty nowadays, but Skin Contact is a smart, involving debut written with an empathy and insight that ensures it never feels passé'
DAILY MAIL

'A contemporary romance that's sexy and melodramatic . . . anchored by a convincing emotional landscape'
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elisa Faison is a freelance editor living in Carrboro, North Carolina with her partner and two-year-old twins. She has published stories in The Missouri Review, Electric Literature, Smokelong Quarterly, and more. Her story 'Motherlove' was the recipient of the 2024 Peden Prize, awarded by The Missouri Review and judged by Rachel Yoder. Formerly, Elisa worked as a bookseller at Flyleaf Books and the book reviews editor at The Carolina Quarterly. She holds a PhD in English from UNC Chapel Hill.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1399748599
• ISBN 13: 9781399748599
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; 8 Castlecourt Centre, Castleknock Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 XTP3; Dublin; Irlande