Iris
2 February 2027 · United States
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Wang makes artistic ambition part of the relationship itself. Readers of Chemistry and Rental House can follow another closely observed study of intimacy.
About the book
At an artists’ residency, married writers Iris and Bowen form a connection that follows them back to New York. Their conversations sharpen into a possible affair, while Iris wrestles with creative paralysis and the stories she tells herself about partnership, desire and the life of an artist.
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