Friends without Benefits

"Academic Clare is in a rut. She is in her forties, her job is stressful, and she feels worn down by the personalities and politics in the university department where she works. She has also just broken up with her latest boyfriend. During one of their regular get-togethers, Clare's oldest friend shows Clare a newspaper article, pushing her into an exploration of what it means to be asexual. As Clare figures things out, she meets homoromantic couple, Tristan and Matt, nonbinary Ollie, student Jack, aromantic Janice, and Matt's cousin, Natalia. Follow Clare and her new friends through a series of misadventures as they road trip, take part in Pride, suffer a series of misunderstandings, and forge new relationships"--Back cover.