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May 17
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The All Fours Effect | All About Women 2...

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Miranda July’s “great perimenopause novel”, All Fours tells the story of a woman who abandons routine suburban life for a reckless road trip and an extramarital affair.


All Fours has hit a real-world nerve and since its release in 2024 has been blamed for the break down of both book clubs and marriages. It has become a catalyst for women re-examining their desires, their compromises and their lives.


In “The All Fours Effect”, distinguished panellists Neha Kale, Melanie Kembrey, Jacqueline Maley and Marisa Meltzer dissect this novel and unpack the art, the uproar and the questions we can’t un-ask.



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