Vernal Thaw: A Novel of Love at a Slant

By Frances Cannon

As Franky and Vera attempt to build a new life together, their shared desire snags on unhealed wounds

Franky, a young adjunct professor haunted by encounters with violent men, falls into an intense relationship with Vera, an older neurosurgeon shaped by a childhood in homophobic Soviet-era Ukraine. As they attempt to build a life together, their shared desire snags on unhealed wounds.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9083657566
• ISBN13: 9789083657561
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Set Margins' Publications
• Length: 284 Pages