Nothing Natural

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'Nothing Natural centres with illuminating precision on a sado-masochistic relationship. Rachel is in her thirties, a single parent admired by her friends for her self-sufficiency . But when she meets the compelling, sinister Joshua she discovers another side to herself . In a sense which horrifies her, she has found herself . An outstandingly well-written novel' New Statesman An addictive story of a dangerous love affair with a shocking denoument, this is a complex examination of the relations between the sexes at their most combatative and collusive. It is a clever book with much to tell us about the nature of desire and what should or should not be permissable.

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'She writes with an admirable lack of sensationalism about a difficult subject . an honest and startling look at the angry face of sex' Cosmopolitan 'Absolutely terrifying' Margaret Drabble 'Its efficiency and loathsomeness are about equal' Observer 'That rare beast, a sexual shocker written with integrity' - LONDON MAGAZINE

Author Bio

Jenny Diski is the author of eight novels and two memoirs: Skating to Antarctica and Stranger on a Train. She lives in Cambridge.