Book description
A powerful, sensuous new novel from the critically acclaimed author of 'Evening'.
'Mesmerising.' Vogue
'The bedspread was sloughing off the foot of the bed, the white sheets were as flat as paper. This is not what she'd pictured when she asked him over for lunch today. It really wasn't.'
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1 author picked Rapture as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This novella is about a sexual relationship; it is an ambivalent meditation on desire and infidelity. There are sensuous moments -- mixed with guilt and anger. The novella asks us to ponder the tradeoffs of passion, a lingering desire to recapture the unencumbered joy of it and to bury the psychological perils.
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