Mrs S

‘The intense physicality of the novel’s emotions and its stylish, stripped-back prose make for an arresting pairing’ Hephzibah Anderson, Observer 'A story so seductively and intelligently observed that its pulse continues long after the final page. To dismantle a certain queer narrative into something else is rare and thrilling. I haven’t read anything quite like it. Yes. I loved it’ Sarah Winman, author of Still Life ‘Mrs S is sublime – at once a languorous slow-burn and a moving reflection on queerness and what it is to be and be seen. I loved this book’ Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea ‘Tense and taut and exhilarating. A smart and sexy novel about looking and being looked at, about feeling and knowing, about the people we want and the people we want to be. I loved it’ Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually ‘Hot!’ Joanna Walsh, author of Vertigo ‘I’ve completely fallen for the astonishing Mrs. S … K Patrick’s watchful measured prose simmers, edging the reader along, asking Will I get what I want? and What then?’ Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl ‘K Patrick’s breathless, splintered prose vividly communicates their subject, which is erotic longing and a desire that must remain clandestine. What a beautifully crafted and uncannily accomplished debut. What an irresistible new voice’ Rupert Thomson, author of Never Anyone but You ‘A voluptuous performance in the art of withholding, taut with anticipation through the final line’ Lillian Fishman, author of Acts of Service ‘An extraordinary novel: poignant and tough, tender and unsentimental’ Marina Kemp, author of Nightingale ‘A delicately detailed fresco of longing … I love this book’ Zain Khalid, author of Brother Alive