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Violence
A lot
Readers flag domestic abuse, physical abuse and violence at the graphic level, mostly behind closed doors in a marriage
Language
Some
Moderate adult profanity; the register is polished Manhattan rather than gritty
Sexual Content
A lot
Sexual violence is flagged at the graphic level and sexual content at the moderate level — coercion inside marriage is central to the plot
Substance Use
Very heavy
Alcoholism and addiction are graphic-level warnings; Vanessa's drinking is one of the book's engines
Emotional Intensity
Coercive control, gaslighting, stalking and medical trauma, plus moderate warnings for eating disorders, body shaming, fatphobia and infertility
What this book is about
Vanessa is unravelling in her aunt's spare room, drinking, and watching the young woman about to marry her ex-husband Richard. The novel is engineered around what the reader takes for granted about jealousy, and it re-sorts every fact roughly a third of the way in.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Coercive control and domestic abuse
Sexual violence within marriage
Alcoholism
Eating disorder content
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