Seduction Theory

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'What they were doing was not an affair because Ethan had never laid a hand on Abigail. But it also was, because leaving a department potluck to buy cigarettes was better than sex.'

The long summer holiday has begun on the campus of Edwards University in upstate New York.

Simone is the star of the creative writing department, a renowned scholar, successful memoirist and campus sex icon.

Ethan, her devoted husband, is a lecturer in the same department, though he hasn't published a novel since he was twenty-six.

Their marriage is long, strong and happy.

But, over the course of that aggressively hot summer break, both will stray.

And, as others become involved, new sides to the story of this apparently flawless marriage will emerge.

Deliciously smart and bitingly funny, Seduction Theory is a novel about love and betrayal, truth and fiction, power and attraction.

Reviews

A ferociously clever, funny and compulsive read. Seduction Theory is an absolute gift of a novel, playing with form and expectation in the most exhilarating ways. It's by far and away my favourite book of the year - and probably next year, too -- NATHAN FILER, author of THE SHOCK OF THE FALL
So classy, so cool and so funny. It's completely insightful about midlife and marriage, and propulsive too -- NAOMI WOOD, author of MRS. HEMINGWAY
So emotionally honest, clever, and sexy, I really enjoyed Seduction Theory -- CHARLOTTE MENDELSON, author of WIFE
Seduction Theory nails the campus satire with savagery and grace, and it's clear that Adrian is a major talent -- RUFI THORPE, author of MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES
A deliriously smart, funny, sexy, page-turner, raising provocative questions about truth, desire, power, obsession, and what it really means to live a shared life -- JUSTIN TAYLOR, author of REBOOT
With sparkling wit and striking formal ingenuity, Seduction Theory gives vibrant new life to the marriage-in-crisis novel. I was completely hooked from the first page -- ANDREW MARTIN, author of EARLY WORK

Author Bio

Emily Adrian is the author of Daughterhood, The Second Season, and Everything Here Is Under Control, as well as two critically acclaimed novels for young adults. Her novel Seduction Theory is forthcoming in August, 2025. Her work has appeared in Granta, The Point, Joyland, EPOCH, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Millions. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Emily currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut.