In a university town in the American Midwest, a circle of lovers and friends navigate tangled webs of connection as they try to work out what they want, and who they are. Seamus, Fyodor, Ivan, Noah and Fatima are running out of time to decide on their futures, each of them faced with decisions that will complicate and compromise their visions of themselves.

As they test their own desires in a series of relationships they are confronted by volatile figures in town, from unruly, vulnerable young poets to a local landlord harbouring a lifetime of resentment. The friends ask themselves and each other: what is the right thing to stake a life on? work, love, money, dance, poetry? Is love possible without harm? and what does true connection look like in an age of precarity.

My Thoughts:

I loved reading about these friends and to see what the outcome of their lives would be. They all go through relatable and personal issues but they all come out the other side with each other by their sides. It will bring warmth and love to your heart after reading it. It is a raw and sympathetic story about friends, lovers and life and I really enjoyed reading it. I could see this being made into a film, that would be perfect.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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