Breaststrokes (Hardback) - Margaux Vialleron

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One weekend. Four women. A novel about desire and consent. Cleverly structured and told over the course of one weekend, Breaststrokes will see the four women's lives overlap and interweave as they grapple with who they are in this modern world.

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, Breaststrokes is a novel that seems to emerge from the haze of our current time. This story of unexpected encounters and intimacies is perfect for fans of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Beautiful World, Where Are You.

About the Author

Margaux Vialleron is a writer and co-host of the SPK Book Club, a podcast, reading and culinary community. Her short stories and essays have been published in magazines including Harper's Bazaar and Compound Butter. She is the author of The Yellow Kitchen and Breaststrokes is her second novel. Read more from Margaux by subscribing to her substack newsletter, The Onion Papers, or connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @margauxvlln.

Contributor:
Margaux Vialleron
Imprint:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Release Date:
09 May 2024
Number of Pages:
320
Binding:
Hardback
ISBN13:
9781398525771

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