Book guide
On Beauty
Two feuding families drag politics, desire and betrayal straight into the heart of home.
Genre and trope pairingsLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryComing of ageLiteraryDysfunctional familyLiteraryFamily sagaLiteraryIdentity crisisLiterarySocial commentaryContemporary FictionBetrayalContemporary FictionDysfunctional familyContemporary FictionFamily saga
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About On Beauty
Between New England and London, the Belsey and Kipps families collide through rivalry, affairs and clashing ideals. A sharp comic novel about beauty, marriage, family and the personal fallout of public beliefs.
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Content warnings
- racism
- racial slurs
- physical abuse
- disordered eating
- panic attack
- alcohol
- sexual content
- infidelity
- homophobia
- death
- profanity
- age-gap sexual relationship
