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There she meets Frida, who is uncannily like her in her experience of illness. Soon after, she meets another woman in a local park, Sylvia, who sees her pain and encourages her to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two new friends seem to be polar opposites: Frida adores the pool and the natural world, Sylvia clings to the protection of interior worlds. 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Her prose holds quiet emotional weight – putting the reader in mind, particularly, of Elena Ferrante’s style – which is extraordinarily effective in capturing the lived realities of the body. \u003cem\u003eBody Friend\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that clings to the mind long after it finishes.’ —\u003cem\u003eArtsHUB\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Its language is startling for its poetic tendencies – it is rhythmic and observant, and liltingly musical – as well as its clarity and sharp concision. Brabon’s prose is one of the deepest pleasures of the novel.’ —\u003cem\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The plot unfolds artfully and with precision to surprise and exceed readers’ expectations.’ —\u003cem\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Katherine Brabon’s \u003cem\u003eBody Friend\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender ode to the recursive mysteries of the body and the need to find ourselves in other people. 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