Waist Deep

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A captivating summer story about old friends, romantic entanglements, and the complexities of adult relationships. Set over seven days in a Danish cabin, it explores love, desire, and the challenges of growing up.

A heartfelt look at friendship, love, and the tension between youthful ideals and adult realities.

This lush summer novel follows five university friends spending a week together in a rural Danish cabin. It’s a chance to swim, sunbathe, flirt, read, and relive the carefree days of their youth-or so Sylvia hopes. But as her friends arrive with real jobs, children, and partners, Sylvia begins to question what happened to the radical lifestyle they once embraced. Adding to the tension, Esben and Karen reveal their plan to marry at the end of the week, dealing a blow to Sylvia’s long-held crush on Esben-a secret her monogamous girlfriend Charlie would never approve of.

As the group swims, cooks, and flirts their way toward midsummer night, desire and unease intertwine. With the wedding day looming, will their idyllic dreams survive, or will everything come crashing down?

• Danish title: Kun til navlen
• Praised as "hot, heady and beautifully queer" by Lotte Jeffs
• Celebrated as "an evocative debut about the fragility and fluidity of adult friendship" by the Observer
• Described as "a beautiful and sensuous book that stayed with me long after I read it" by the Daily Mail

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