{"product_id":"mrs-s-paperback-2","title":"Mrs. S - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. Patrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eGay Times・NBC Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA JULY 2023 INDIE NEXT PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sublime and sensual debut novel exploring the nature of queer love and attraction, the transformative power of desire, and the dissonance between self and place, by White Review Fiction Prize shortlisted writer K Patrick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls, a butch antipodean outsider arrives to take up the antiquated role of \"matron.\" Within this landscape of immense privilege, where difference is met with hostility, the matron finds herself unsure of her role, her accent and her body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is until she meets Mrs. S, the headmaster's wife, a woman who is her polar opposite--an assured, authoritative paragon of femininity. Over the course of a long, restless summer, their unspoken yearning blooms into an illicit affair of electric intensity. But, as the summer fades, a choice must be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeductive, stylish, and disarmingly wry, K Patrick's bold and revelatory debut smolders with the heat of summer as it explores the queer experience and the force of forbidden love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.2 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260635463929,"sku":"9781609458409","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/KVKhu0rFgb9781609458409_8bd49911-0f88-4666-ba06-7d868a22dab5.webp?v=1768789384","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mrs-s-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}