Bonding: a darkly addictive novel about love in the digital age, for fans of Cleopatra and Frankenstein

'I absolutely loved it' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth 'Fast, harsh, smart and fun' - Guardian Electrifying and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut Bonding is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age. Mary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza. There, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life. Back in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control. 'Genuinely thrilling deep-dive into the dystopian future in which we now live' - Saba Sams, author of Gunk EAN: 9781035016624 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 12.06.2025 Autoren: Franklin, Mariel Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 304 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Literary Keyword: Exciting Times; Ibiza; drugs; sex; relationships; social media; dating; dating apps; literary fiction; Cleopatra and Frankenstein; modern dating; romance; edgy; literary; love triangle; queer; holiday reads; holiday reads 2024; books for women; holiday reads for women 2024; Summer fiction; Books set in summer Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Lesbisch / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Belletristik: Besonderheiten Interesse Alter: Jahreszeiten: Sommer~Bezug zu Lesben Altersempfehlung / Lesealter: 18 ab Alter: 18 Imprint-Titels: Picador Länge: 197 mm Breite: 130 mm Höhe: 24 mm Produktform: Kartoniert