![]() Soon they are piling up and jeopardizing his marriage and threatening his sanity.ĭunthorne’s 2008 debut “Submarine” - set in the author’s native south Wales - was an uproarious coming-of-age tale which followed a teenage boy as he tried to patch up his parents’ marital woes and lose his virginity. Ray is afforded a second chance but his blunder turns out to be the first of many. Lee moves out while Marie moves on, finding a handsome new admirer. ![]() Ray betrays the trust of his heavily pregnant wife, Garthene. Marie breaks the rules - Ray is a friend and they live in London - and consequently her husband’s heart. Their brief, drunken, amorous encounter proves to be no harmless bit of fun. ![]() Marie then makes Ray an offer he can’t refuse and the pair go upstairs. There are terms and conditions: It can’t be a friend and it must happen outside London. ![]() Marie tells him that she and her husband, Lee, have an “arrangement” whereby they are both allowed to sleep with one other person each year. ![]() Ray Morris does the rounds, moving from small talk with guests to flirty banter with the hostess. Joe Dunthorne’s third novel begins midsentence and with a party in full swing. ![]()
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