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The Pisces

Melissa Broder

280 pages

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About this book

Bottoming out after a dramatic breakup, doctoral student Lucy accepts her sister's invitation to dog-sit at her home on Venice Beach for the summer, where she meets an eerily attractive swimmer whose Sirenic identity transforms her understanding of what real love looks like.

Themes
Dreamlike & SurrealStrange & UnsettlingSteamy & PassionateHeartfelt & EmotionalSpiritually ChargedGrief as a physical forceThe seduction of surrenderMythology in modern life
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