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I believe every word you say That was always my mistake

Bright promising Emma is entangled in a toxic romance with her old professor and shes losing control

Cruel charming Tom is idolized by his students and peers confident he holds all the cards

In their small Oxford home he manipulates and undermines her every thought and act Soon he will push her to the limit and she must decide to remain quiet and submit or to take her revenge

The Poet is a portrait of a deeply dysfunctional relationship exploring coercive control class and privilege It is also a passionate pageturning tale of female solidarity and survival

Louisa Reid 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022