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A novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend.

Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met. They are strangers who share a city.
 
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.

Soon, these four women’s lives will overlap.

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.

Sharply 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.

'A study of womanhood, vulnerability,

Breaststrokes

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/9/2024
      ISBN13: 9781398525771, 978-1398525771
      ISBN10: 1398525774
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend.

      Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met. They are strangers who share a city.
       
      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.

      Soon, these four women’s lives will overlap.

      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.

      Sharply 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.

      'A study of womanhood, vulnerability,

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