A Young Woman’s Perspective on Being With an Older Man

Formative love affairs and sentimental educations are classic novelistic territory. And for good reason— these connections serve as catalysts, tell stories taut with tension, and leave characters forever changed. Madelaine Lucas’s debut novel Thirst for Salt describes such a relationship, set in a remote Australian beach town as summer shudders into winter. She does so […] The post A Young Woman’s Perspective on Being With an Older Man appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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A Young Woman’s Perspective on Being With an Older Man

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