Karro

<p><b>An exquisite, glimmering contemporary re-imagining of Tolstoy's <i>Anna Karenina,</i> which asks what it means for a woman to fall from grace today, from the critically acclaimed author of <i>What A Time To Be Alive</i></b></p><p><b>'A novel of rare emotional intensity ... An exceptional achievement' Elaine Feeney</b></p><p>Karro is on the cusp of her fortieth birthday, and has everything she thought she wanted: a beautiful son, a husband on the rise in British politics, a home in affluent Highgate, and enough money to lose her days to literature and the occasional dose of opium.</p><p>When Karro falls into a consuming affair with a younger American artist, her world is derailed. What begins as an awakening soon becomes a scandal, and society’s repercussions are immediate and severe. As she confronts her desires, her desperate pursuit of happiness threatens to unravel not only her sense of self, but her entire existence.</p><p>Moving seamlessly between the high-society circles of London, Stockholm, New York City and the Côte d’Azur, <i>Karro</i> bravely revisits the age-old concept of the fallen woman and asks what freedom looks like today. Intelligent, sensual, and searingly honest, it paints a psychologically astute portrait of a woman collapsing under the weight of motherhood and societal expectations, and forces us to weigh up our obligations to each other, and to ourselves.</p><p><b>'An ingenious contemporary nod to Tolstoy's classic ... A gripping psychological exploration of family trauma, high-society performance and the devastating cost of self-alienation' Yiyun Li</b></p><p><b>‘A measured and gorgeous writer, in command of the senses in a way that makes the reader feel alive' <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b></p><p><b>'With echoes of Raven Leilani, Natalia Ginzburg and even Virginia Woolf ... I was blown away. </b><b><i>Karro </i></b><b>is easily Mustard’s masterpiece</b><b>’</b><b> Molly Aitken</b></p>