Nothing Natural by Jenny Diski
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.
She writes with an admirable lack of sensationalism about a difficult subject.. an honest and startling look at the angry face of sex * COSMPOLITAN *
Absolutely terrifying * Margaret DRABBLE *
Its efficiency and loathsomeness are about equal * OBSERVER *
That rare beast, a sexual shocker written with integrity * London MAGAZINE *
Absolutely terrifying * Margaret DRABBLE *
Its efficiency and loathsomeness are about equal * OBSERVER *
That rare beast, a sexual shocker written with integrity * London MAGAZINE *
Jenny Diski is the author of eight novels and two memoirs: Skating to Antarctica and Stranger on a Train. She lives in Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860499425 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860499422 |
| Title | Nothing Natural |
| Author | Jenny Diski |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2003-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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