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Permanence a novel

From the critically acclaimed author, Sophie Mackintosh comes the story of a clandestine affair and an alternate city seemingly designed to foster it. Clara and Francis are in love, but nobody knows it. For months they have been stealing away from their respective lives, leaving no trace of their re...

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Main Author: Mackintosh, Sophie
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Avid Reader Press, 2026.
Edition:First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Adultery > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Imaginary places > Fiction.
Paradise > Fiction.
Desire > Fiction.
Eternity > Fiction.
Magic realism (Literature)
Magic realist fiction.
Domestic fiction.
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Summary:From the critically acclaimed author, Sophie Mackintosh comes the story of a clandestine affair and an alternate city seemingly designed to foster it. Clara and Francis are in love, but nobody knows it. For months they have been stealing away from their respective lives, leaving no trace of their relationship behind. Their time together is always excruciatingly sweet and all too short. Until one day they wake up in an apartment neither of them recognizes, with no memory of how they got there. They find themselves in a new, unnamed city, a self-contained sanctuary where adulterers live openly as couples. Here there are fountains and old town squares and perfect cafes with checkered tablecloths. Ripe fruits wait on the counter each morning, invisible threads bind each lover to the other, and their primary responsibility is to enjoy one another. Contact with the real world is impossible and the city's whims are mysterious-but now those stolen afternoons never have to end. How much would you sacrifice for a life you never thought possible? And how long can you stay in paradise before the cracks start to show? An exploration of desire, novelty, and choice,'Permanence' explores the tantalizing quandary of what, if anything, can withstand the daily toll of "forever"--
Physical Description:228 pages ; 22 cm
Awards:Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, 2023
ISBN:9781668206522
1668206528
Author Notes:Sophie Mackintosh is the author of The Water Cure , Blue Ticket , and Cursed Bread . Her novels have been nominated for prizes including the Man Booker Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction. She has been named a face set to define the decade ahead by Vogue UK, and one of Granta 's Best Young British Novelists. She lives and works in London.

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