Walk Me to the Corner

Elise is in her mid-fifties and is satisfied with her life until she meets Dagmar, a woman who destabilizes it. Elise's husband also begins an affair with a younger woman, leaving Elise alone. Anneli Furmark's Walk Me to the Corner is a portrait of desire and heartbreak, and the painful gamble the heart sometimes choses in spite of the mind.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly

In this captivating meditation on mid-life relationships, stability fades away as passion takes center stage. Elise, in her mid-fifties, finds herself content with her life, surrounded by a loving home, a devoted husband, two grown sons, and a picturesque lakeside cabin adorned with their initials carved into the picnic table. However, the tranquility is shattered when she encounters Dagmar at a party. The mere sight of her captivates Elise, and what starts as a mere glance transitions into harmless texting that quickly escalates into a deep-seated lust and yearning that Elise never knew she craved. Despite being happily married to their respective partners, there is a sense of trepidation that tugs at them, yet they cannot resist the magnetic pull between them. Determined to explore this newfound connection, Elise and Dagmar arrange to meet, unknowingly altering the course of their stable and consistent lives forever. While Elise's husband attempts to support her exploration, he also embarks on an affair with a much younger woman, a postgraduate student in her thirties. The cliche of it all becomes too much for Elise to bear, and as their marriage unravels, her love for Dagmar grows stronger. However, Dagmar remains content in her marriage, leaving Elise feeling stranded, adrift, and completely alone for the first time in her adult life. She searches for someone to blame, pointing the finger at the other woman, but in the midst of a breakdown, she is forced to confront the harsh reality: she initiated it all.

Anneli Furmark's Walk Me to the Corner is a breathtaking portrayal of desire and heartbreak, capturing the painful gamble that the heart sometimes makes, defying the logic of the mind. Through lush watercolour washes and delicate pencil crayons, Furmark paints a vivid portrait of the complexities of human relationships, where passion and temptation intertwine, and the consequences of our choices can be both profound and devastating.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 157 x 215 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781770464940