{"product_id":"permanence","title":"Permanence","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliant parable about desire, infidelity, and devotion.\" --Erin Somers, \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Year Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker-longlisted author of speculative dreamscapes \u003ci\u003eThe Water Cure \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Blue Ticket, \u003c\/i\u003e comes the story of an impassioned affair and the city seemingly designed to foster it...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClara and Francis are in love, but nobody knows it. For months they have been stealing away from their respective lives, leaving no trace of their relationship behind. Their time together is always excruciatingly sweet and all too short. Until one day they wake up in an apartment neither of them recognizes, with no memory of how they got there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey find themselves in a new, unnamed city, a self-contained sanctuary where adulterers live openly as couples. Here there are fountains and old town squares and perfect cafes with checkered tablecloths. Ripe fruits wait on the counter each morning, invisible threads bind each lover to the other, and their primary responsibility is to enjoy one another. Contact with the real world is impossible and the city's whims are mysterious--but now those stolen afternoons never have to end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow much would you sacrifice for a life you never thought possible? And how long can you stay in paradise before the cracks start to show? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exploration of desire, novelty, and choice, \u003ci\u003ePermanence\u003c\/i\u003e explores the tantalizing quandary of what, if anything, can withstand the daily toll of \"forever\".\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1668206528\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781668206522\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Mackintosh, Sophie\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Apr 2026)","offer_id":46080913637573,"sku":"9781668206522","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781668206522.jpg?v=1776041638","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/permanence","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}