{"product_id":"9781398525771","title":"Breaststrokes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Margaux Vialleron\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 2024 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages \u003cbr\u003e216mm x 135mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met. They are strangers who share a city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Soon, these four women’s lives will overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharply 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41400167628935,"sku":"9781398525771","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781398525771.jpg?v=1714133523","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781398525771","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}