A novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n
Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met.\u00c2\u00a0They are strangers who share a city.
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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.<\/p>\n
Soon, these four women’s lives will overlap.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Sharply observed and painfully relatable,\u00c2\u00a0Breaststrokes\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>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\u00c2\u00a0Cleopatra and Frankenstein<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Beautiful World, Where Are You<\/i>.<\/b>
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One weekend. Four women. A novel about desire and consent.\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>Cleverly structured and told over the course of one weekend, Breaststrokes<\/i> will see the four women’s lives overlap and interweave as they grapple with who they are in this modern world.<\/b>
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