The Physics of Relationships: A Novel

Lexi, sixty-three and recently widowed, is facing the inevitable vicissitudes of life. After a disappointing attempt to meet older men, she begins to accept her solitude until two house guests disrupt her routine. She encourages them to move on, but her unselfish kindness leaves her alone. Her ex-husband reappears, but she learns to come to terms with her solitude, resist entropy, and fill the vacuum in her own way.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2023
Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada

Lexi, a sixty-three-year-old widow, is navigating the inevitable changes in life. After experiencing a period of numbness and immobility, she reluctantly attempts to meet older men, but the encounters leave her disappointed. Undeterred, Lexi begins to embrace the idea of being alone. However, her peaceful routine is disrupted when two unexpected house guests arrive. Lexi observes that nature abhors a vacuum in relationships, and she wonders if she has manipulated her circumstances to fill that void. Eventually, she encourages both guests to move on, finding solace in their departure.

Ironically, her selflessness leaves her once again alone. Through a peculiar interplay of attraction and repulsion, Lexi's ex-husband reappears. Is he a transformed man or merely acting like one? In the end, Lexi learns to accept her solitude, resist entropy, and find her own unique way to fill the void within her.

Weight: 346g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781771838498