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An exceptional achievement' Elaine FeeneyKarro is on the cusp of her fortieth birthday, and has everything she thought she wanted: a beautiful son, a husband on the rise in British politics, a home in affluent Highgate, and enough money to lose her days to literature and the occasional dose of opium.   When Karro falls into a consuming affair with a younger American artist, her world is derailed. What begins as an awakening soon becomes a scandal, and society’s repercussions are immediate and severe. As she confronts her desires, her desperate pursuit of happiness threatens to unravel not only her sense of self, but her entire existence.   Moving seamlessly between the high-society circles of London, Stockholm, New York City and the Côte d’Azur, Karro bravely revisits the age-old concept of the fallen woman and asks what freedom looks like today. 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