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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Poly
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'Chris Flood – a married father of two with plummeting self-esteem and questionable guitar skills – suddenly finds himself in the depths of polyamory after years of a near-sexless marriage. His wife, Sarah – a lover of the arts, avid quoter of Rumi, and always oozing confidence – wants to rediscover her sexuality after years of deadening domesticity.

'Their new life of polyamory features late nights, love affairs and rotating childcare duties. While Sarah enjoys flings with handsome men, Chris, much to his astonishment, falls for a polydactylous actor and musician, Biddy.

'Then there’s Zac Batista. When Chris and Sarah welcome the Uruguayan child prodigy and successful twenty-two-year-old into their lives they gratefully hand over school pick-up and babysitting duties. But as tensions grow between family and lovers, Chris begins to wonder if it’s just jealousy, or something more sinister brewing…

'A searing and utterly engrossing debut, Poly is a raw, hilarious, and moving portrait of contemporary relationships in all their diversity, and an intimate exploration of the fragility of love and identity. ' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Ventura Press , 2020 .
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      Extent: 352p.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 2020
      ISBN: 9781920727468
Form: audiobook
    • Leicester, Leicestershire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      W. F. Howes ,
      2020 .
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      Extent: 10 hrs and 36 minsp.
      Note/s:
      • Published December 1, 2020
      ISBN: 9781004030569

Works about this Work

Ecstasy and Peril : A Romp through Romance and Sexuality Kate Crowcroft , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 48)

— Review of Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel
Book Review: Poly by Paul Dalgarno Gillian Wills , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2020;

— Review of Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel

'In a post Fifty Shades of Grey world, Poly is another story with sex at its heart.'

Books Roundup Ellen Cregan , Chloe Cooper , Nathania Gilson , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Daniel Nour , Mary Anne Taouk , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2020;

— Review of The F Team Rawah Arja , 2020 single work novel ; Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel ; Revenge : Murder in Three Parts S. L. Lim , 2020 single work novel ; Ordinary Matter Laura Elvery , 2020 selected work short story ; State Highway One Sam Coley , 2020 single work novel
Books Roundup Ellen Cregan , Chloe Cooper , Nathania Gilson , Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , Daniel Nour , Mary Anne Taouk , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2020;

— Review of The F Team Rawah Arja , 2020 single work novel ; Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel ; Revenge : Murder in Three Parts S. L. Lim , 2020 single work novel ; Ordinary Matter Laura Elvery , 2020 selected work short story ; State Highway One Sam Coley , 2020 single work novel
Ecstasy and Peril : A Romp through Romance and Sexuality Kate Crowcroft , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 48)

— Review of Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel
Book Review: Poly by Paul Dalgarno Gillian Wills , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2020;

— Review of Poly Paul Dalgarno , 2020 single work novel

'In a post Fifty Shades of Grey world, Poly is another story with sex at its heart.'

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