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Free Love

by Tessa Hadley

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Book of the Day, NPR · March 9, 2022

Author Tessa Hadley writes a juicy tale of the bourgeois in 'Free Love'

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Set in 1960s suburban London, this novel follows Phyllis, a wealthy woman in her 40s, whose secret kiss with a younger man sets off a chain of unintended consequences, forcing her to reckon with what she truly wants from life. The book is a rich exploration of bourgeois society in an era that no longer exists.

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