Skin Contact
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Skin Contact
A razor-sharp exploration of intimacy, non-monogamous desire, and motherhood, for fans of Miranda July's All Fours, Julia May Jonas' Vladimir, Raven Leilani's Luster, and Caroline O'Donoghue's The Rachel Incident.
Skin Contact is described as 'Sexy and self-assured, Skin Contact is irresistible.' Ada Calhoun, author of Crush
Unmoored by her mother's sudden death, Frances has never felt so diminished, so lost, or so old. She's painfully aware that strangers no longer look at her the same way - and that she's now, at thirty-two, older than the great aunt for whom she was named, who was killed in the seventies under mysterious circumstances involving an extramarital affair.
Her husband, Ben, will do anything to help Frances regain her vivacity and sense of purpose. So when Frances suggests that they open their marriage, Ben complies.
Over the next two years, they explore their sexualities and latent kinks; they navigate jealousy, betrayal, desire, and obsession; they defend their choices - and their new identities - to confused friends. They do all of this together, as a team. But when Ben finds himself falling in love with another woman, just as Frances realizes she's ready to settle down and have a baby, they are forced to confront the consequences of their experiment.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399748605
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Illustration: N/A
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 134.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Elisa Faison is a freelance editor living in Carrboro, North Carolina with her partner and two-year-old twins. She has published stories in The Missouri Review, Electric Literature, Smokelong Quarterly, and more. Her story 'Motherlove' was the recipient of the 2024 Peden Prize, awarded by The Missouri Review and judged by Rachel Yoder. Formerly, Elisa worked as a bookseller at Flyleaf Books and the book reviews editor at The Carolina Quarterly. She holds a PhD in English from UNC Chapel Hill.
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