Kate Davies

In at the Deep End

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Produktbeschreibung

* A Finalist for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction * One of Autostraddle's Best Queer Books of 2019 * A deliciously disarming debut novel about a twenty-something Londoner who discovers that she may have been looking for love-and pleasure-in all the wrong places (i.e., from men). Julia has had enough. Enough of the sex noises her roommate makes. Enough of her dead-end government job. Enough of the one-night stand who accused her of breaking his penis. The only thing she hasn't had enough of is orgasms; she hasn't had proper sex in three years. So when Julia gets invited to a warehouse party in a part of town where trendy people who have lots of sex go on a Friday night, she readily accepts. And that night she meets someone: a figurative artist who also happens to be a woman. Julia's sexual awakening begins; her new lesbian life is exhilarating. She finds her tribe at queer swing-dancing classes, and guided by her new lover Sam, she soon discovers London's gay bars and BDSM clubs-and the complexities of polyamory. Soon it becomes clear that Sam needs to call the shots, and Julia's newfound liberation comes to bear a suspicious resemblance to entrapment . . . In at the Deep End is an unforgettable and audacious odyssey through the pitfalls and seductions we encounter on the treacherous path to love and self.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 137mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 271g
• ISBN-13: 9780358299592
• ISBN-10: 0358299594
• Artikelnr.: 57910334

Autorenporträt

KATE DAVIES was born and brought up in north-west London. She studied English at Oxford University before becoming a writer and editor of children's books. She also writes comedy scripts, and had a short-lived career as a burlesque dancer that ended when she was booed off stage at a Conservative club, dressed as a bingo ball. Kate lives in east London with her wife. In at the Deep End is her debut novel.

Rezensionen

'Without a doubt, In at the Deep End, by Kate Davies, is the afterparty book for anyone looking to extend their Fleabag fun. Newly published, Davies' book is raucous, sexy, poignant and smart, and is definitely the most fun you will have with lesbian BDSM short of doing it yourself' Hadley Freeman, Guardian

'Brilliant! The best thing I've read in AGES. I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh so hard, while also making me think about life, relationships and what makes us who we are' Gill Sims, author of Why Mummy Drinks

'A frank, very funny and, at times, filthy exploration of sex, love and self-understanding ... brilliant' Stylist

'Fleabag-level dirty jokes, Eleanor Oliphant-levels of empathy and a heroine who feels like your best mate spilling the gossip after two glasses drunk a little too quickly. Fresh, funny and filthy' Grazia

'[A] fresh and funny lesbian coming-of-age adventure ... a Sapphic sexual odyssey' Guardian

'Frank, funny and fabulously filthy, but also tender and moving. Every woman should own a copy of this book' Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

'Utterly original, hilarious' Francesca Simon, The Times

'One of the funniest books I've read' Red

'Refreshing ... brazen and hilarious' Emma Jane Unsworth, Observer

'I read In at the Deep End in a laughing (sometimes cringing) flash and then handed it to my wife who did the same. And then we talked and talked about it. (And then we made out.)' Emily Danforth, author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post

'I love this book! It's a wild sexual adventure that's funny and exciting and tender and real and chilling all at once. A joy to read' Josie Long

'You will enjoy every minute of it. It's screamingly funny' Independent