A novel on consent told in five acts over the course of one weekend.

Cloe and Gertrude and the Jenkins-Bell sisters, Mathilde and Sarah, have never met.They are strangers who share a city.

It is Sunday morning. Cloe has woken-up in someone elses home; Gertrude starts her shift in the pub kitchen, while Mathilde and Sarah are on their way to lunch.

Soon, these four womens lives will overlap.

Saturday felt like a normal day, but on Sunday the past will catch-up with them as they realise that there never is only one side to a story.

Sharply observed and painfully relatable,Breaststrokesis a novel that seems to emerge from the haze of our current time. This story of unexpected encounters and intimacies is perfect for fans ofCleopatra and FrankensteinandBeautiful World, Where Are You.