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The Position

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5 Ratings

3.8

Duration
10H 2min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

Everything changes for the four Mellow children the day they find a book called Pleasuring on the shelf.

It is written by their liberal parents, features tasteful pastel illustrations of their lovemaking, and has become a runaway bestseller. Thirty years later the book is set to be reissued but the lives of the Mellow family are no longer the same: their children grapple with complicated 21st century problems and the iconic couple's perfect marriage has not run as smoothly as everyone has assumed...

“ A fine, funny and wise writer.” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

“An entertaining and persuasive novel.” DAILY TELEGRAPH

“A cast-iron masterpiece.” DAVID BADDIEL, The Times

© 2021 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004035472

Release date

Audiobook: April 19, 2021

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