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A scorching novel of desire and disaster from the Booker-shortlisted author of Flashlight
Regina Gottlieb had been warned about Professor Nicholas Brodeur long before arriving as a graduate student at his prestigious university. He's said to lie in the dark while undergraduate women read poetry to him. He's condemned in restroom graffiti and enjoys films by Roman Polanski.
But no one had warned Regina about his exceptional beauty - or his charismatic, volatile wife. This is the story of Regina's mistakes, which begin in the bedroom and end - if they do - fifteen years in the future and thousands of miles away.
'Fantastic... I wanted to read it all the time' Meg Wolitzer
'Smart and witty...so delicious' **Washington Post
'Surprised me and thrilled me' The New Yorker**
'An amazing book' Michael Cunningham
'A raw, wild, hurtling foray into the tangled realms of sexuality' Jennifer Egan
'A book that fulfils all the promise of a long, hot summer' New York Magazine
© Susan Choi 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
