Seduction Theory

The long summer holiday has begun on the campus of Edwards University in upstate New York.Simone is the star of the creative writing department, a renowned scholar, successful memoirist and campus sex icon.Ethan, her devoted husband, is a lecturer in the same department, though he hasn't published a novel since he was twenty-six.Their marriage is long, strong and happy. But, over the course of that aggressively hot summer break, both will stray. And, as others become involved, new sides to the story of this apparently flawless marriage will emerge.Deliciously smart and bitingly funny, Seduction Theory is a novel about love and betrayal, truth and fiction, power and attraction.

The most fun I have had with a novel in years. Seduction Theory breathes new and mesmerising life into the campus novel and the marriage plot to produce a book so enjoyable that reading it felt almost decadent -- Megan Nolan, author of ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS

A ferociously clever, funny and compulsive read. Seduction Theory is an absolute gift of a novel, playing with form and expectation in the most exhilarating ways. It's by far and away my favourite book of the year - and probably next year, too -- NATHAN FILER, author of THE SHOCK OF THE FALL

So classy, so cool and so funny. It's completely insightful about midlife and marriage, and propulsive too -- NAOMI WOOD, author of MRS. HEMINGWAY

So emotionally honest, clever, and sexy, I really enjoyed Seduction Theory -- CHARLOTTE MENDELSON, author of WIFE

Seduction Theory nails the campus satire with savagery and grace, and it's clear that Adrian is a major talent -- RUFI THORPE, author of MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES

A deliriously smart, funny, sexy, page-turner, raising provocative questions about truth, desire, power, obsession, and what it really means to live a shared life -- JUSTIN TAYLOR, author of REBOOT