Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Supporting ACT

Supporting ACT

Smalley, Nichola
Lidbeck, Agnes

Paperback

General FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $17.95

ISBN10: 1916806082
ISBN13: 9781916806085
Publisher: Peirene Press Ltd
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.70
Language: English

The first novel in English from a major talent of European literature, feted by Katie Kitamura and Claire Messud.

The social contract is non-negotiable. The woman must be a mother. The woman must be desirable. The woman must be a caregiver. When Anna gives birth, she surrenders completely to motherhood, reshaping her body, identity and purpose, shielding herself from the burden of her own desires. But as her marriage crumbles and her children grow independent, she needs a new role. An affair with an ageing writer, Ivan, offers her a new narrative, a way to rewrite herself. But no role lasts forever, and sooner or later Anna must confront the woman beneath the performance.

Also in

Literary Fiction

View All