Skin Contact

<p><b>A razor-sharp exploration of intimacy, grief, desire and motherhood, for fans of Raven Leilani, Miranda July and Vincenzo Latronico.<Br></b><Br>'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...' <Br><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES, </i>T</b><b>he Novels Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer</b></p><p>'Deeply readable, this will be the hottest, sluttiest book of the summer'<Br><b>ALICE SLATER, AUTHOR OF <i>LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL</i></b></p><p>'A fresh take on making marriage work in the modern age . . . one not to miss'<Br><i><b>MARIE CLAIRE</b></i></p><p>'Acute and witty on female desire'<Br><b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i>, Five of the Best Debut Novels<Br></b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>'Funny and pensive' <Br><b><i>NEW YORKER</i><Br></b><Br>'Novels about non-monogamy are hardly a novelty nowadays, but <i>Skin Contact</i> is a smart, involving debut written with an empathy and insight that ensures it never feels passé'<Br><i><b>DAILY MAIL</b><Br></i><Br>'A contemporary romance that's sexy and melodramatic . . . anchored by a convincing emotional landscape'<Br><b><i>SYDNEY MORNING HERALD</i></b></p>