Polluted Sex
By (Author) Lauren Foley
MidnightSun Publishing Pty
MidnightSun Publishing Pty
1st October 2023
Australia
General
Fiction
Anthologies: general
Paperback
232
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
**Shortlisted, The Barbellion Prize**
**Shortlisted, The Irish Book Awards**
A pregnant woman takes the ferry to the UK.
A fractious intimate relationship develops between an Irish woman, an English man, and her girlfriend.
Two ungendered characters contest the same female body.
A deserted wife takes a lover but remains unsatisfied.
Lauren Foleys debut collection of dramatic short stories, Polluted Sex, is fearless in its depiction of womens bodies and sexuality, offering an unflinching window into Irish girl and womanhood.
'Uncompromising and raw. A new voice in Irish fiction.' June Caldwell