Bonding

<p><b>The beach read with big ideas</b><br><br>I absolutely loved it. Anyone interested in the relationship between tech, our bodies and our minds should bump it to the top of their queue immediately - <b>Zadie Smith, author of </b><b><i>The Fraud</i></b><br><br>Audacious, hot, deeply uncomfortable and genuinely thrilling <b>- Saba Sams, author of <i>Send Nudes</i><br><br>Adrift in her early thirties, Mary sets out to change her life, one ill-advised decision at a time.</b><br><br>First, she books a spontaneous flight to Ibiza where she meets Tom, a brilliant young chemist working on an experimental drug called <i>Eudaxa</i> that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life. As their connection deepens, Mary thinks she might finally be falling in love.<br><br>Then Mary lands a job at Openr, an innovative dating app with no limits. Its founder, Mary&rsquo;s ex girlfriend Lara, will do everything it takes to make it a global phenomenon.<br><br>When Mary introduces Lara and Tom, love and pharma collide with devastating consequences. As whispers about <i>Eudaxa&rsquo;s</i> side effects begin to grow, Mary is forced to ask whether love is even possible in a society that is falling apart.<br><br><b>Electrifying, urgent, and darkly funny, Mariel Franklins <i>Bonding</i> is a uniquely modern story of sex and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.</b><br><br>Part love story, part love-mare, <i>Bonding</i> asks big, bold questions about the future of human relations and relationships<b> - Sarah May, author of<i> Becky </i></b></p>