'I absolutely loved it' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth
'Fast, harsh, smart and fun' - Guardian
Electrifying and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut Bonding is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.
Mary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza.
There, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life.
Back in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control.
'Genuinely thrilling deep-dive into the dystopian future in which we now live' - Saba Sams, author of Gunk
| ISBN: | 9781035016624 |
| Publication date: | 12th June 2025 |
| Author: | Mariel Franklin |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary romance Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Social issues Modern and Contemporary Fiction Dystopian and utopian fiction |
'I absolutely loved it' - Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth
'Fast, harsh, smart and fun' - Guardian
Electrifying and darkly funny, Mariel Franklin's debut Bonding is a uniquely modern story of sex, tech and freedom in the messy tangle of our digital age.
Mary is single, jobless, and on her way to Ibiza.
There, at a party, she meets Tom, a brilliant chemist on the verge of launching a new drug that claims to cure the anxieties of modern life.
Back in London after a heady trip, Mary begins going out with Tom and working for her sort-of-ex Lara, who has created innovative dating app designed to revolutionize the industry. As tech and pharma collide, she is forced to question what love and success mean in a world that is hurtling out of control.
'Genuinely thrilling deep-dive into the dystopian future in which we now live' - Saba Sams, author of Gunk
Bonding features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction
Bonding is available in Paperback, Hardback
Bonding was written by Mariel Franklin and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Bonding has 352 pages
£8.99