First published 1997
Aboard the QE2, three lives converge in a passionate affair. Married physicist Jove and single physicist Alice begin a torrid romance, only for Alice to fall deeply for Jove's poet wife, Stella. As this triangle of desire plays out under the night sky, the characters' rich histories intertwine with grand theories of the universe, blending the real and the fantastic, the physical and the spiritual. Winterson's prodigious passion and intellect capture the frailty and excess of love in all its forms.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New York, Liverpool, England
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
219 pages · Paperback · Granta Books