Bonding - Mariel Franklin

Bonding - Mariel Franklin

Mariel Franklin

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  • Pages · 352 pages
  • Publication Date · 12/06/2025
  • Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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I absolutely loved it' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth'Fast, harsh, smart and fun' - GuardianElectrifying and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut Bonding is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age. Mary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza. There, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life. Back in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control. 'Genuinely thrilling deep-dive into the dystopian future in which we now live' - Saba Sams, author of Gunk

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