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This: this is about us. Always. An opportunity. A gift. A chance to come together again. And you want it as much as I do.“Thank you for unhinging my sanity, threatening the stability of my life, with one text. Because that’s how it begins, one text, one message. “I’m coming to town. Would like to see you.”And I think, why not? Old friend. Oldest of friends. Favourite of ex-lovers. Married now, as am I. Both anchored in lives full of obligation, responsibility to others. Safe. What’s the harm? We’re neither one of us stupid enough to risk our marriages, our families, our real lives. Are we?”As Jane “sexts” her lover and attempts to figure out how this aspect of herself fits into the obligations of marriage and motherhood, other relationships around her strain, fracture, and collapse.Her best friend is recklessly pursuing a series of cyber-affairs, while another friend attempts an open, polyamorous marriage. Her next-door neighbour is planning a wedding with her on-again/off-again lover―but will it really happen?Meanwhile her lawyer-husband is exchanging a lot of texts with an adoring young associate. Does Jane care? Or is she too engulfed in her own sanity-straining cyber affair to really notice?
An unexpected text message reignites a past affair, forcing a married woman to confront the boundaries of her desires and commitments. Jane, now married with a family, receives a message from an old lover announcing his arrival in town. Despite their established lives and responsibilities, she agrees to meet, believing they are both too sensible to risk their marriages. However, as Jane engages in a clandestine cyber-affair, her actions begin to unravel the relationships around her, mirroring the infidelity and complexities faced by her friends and even her own husband.
The premise sets up a narrative exploring the complexities of modern relationships, infidelity, and the consequences of unchecked desires. The focus on text messages as an inciting incident suggests a contemporary setting where digital communication plays a significant role in interpersonal dynamics. The interwoven stories of friends facing their own relationship challenges indicate a thematic exploration of commitment and the various forms relationships can take. The author's approach likely examines the internal struggles of the protagonist as she navigates her affair alongside the external pressures and collapses occurring around her.
Page Count:
400
Publication Date:
2016-11-08
Publisher:
Mischief
ISBN-10:
0008162786
ISBN-13:
9780008162788
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