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In this episode, Rhianna Dhillon discusses infidelity in literature with guest Sophie Mackintosh, offering book recommendations and insights into flawed characters.

What’s the difference between flash fiction and the short story? Why are we drawn to literature’s most flawed characters? And what would be the ideal fictional world for adulterers?    Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, on this episode of  Ask Penguin , we’re answering your questions with our best book recommendations and talking to Booker Prize-longlisted novelist Sophie Mackintosh about her new novel  Permanence . The book follows Clara and Francis – a couple in love, but in secret. When they wake in a strange city, they can finally be together. But as they move between this world and their ordinary lives, cracks begin to show, and they are forced to ask - how long can their love survive?   Discover all the books mentioned in this episode here Sophie Mackintosh is the author of four novels, including  The Water Cure  and  Cursed Bread.  She has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Women's Prize, has won a Betty Trask Award, and…

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