Mrs. S

Mrs. S

K. Patrick

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A 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 In 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. That 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. Seductive, 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.


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    Coming here after experiencing some woes after starting this book a few days ago.. This style of writing is so hard for me to follow! Tons short sentences and stops, no quotation marks or punctuation to indicate when a character is speaking so it’s all meddled together (MC’s POV, thoughts, and dialogue) and you’re kind of left to guess who’s speaking and if it’s actually MC’s thoughts or dialogue. I guess it’s just something I’m not used to! I just wanted to enjoy some sapphic reading. But I shall persevere. Anyone else frustrated with this style of writing? 🫠

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