Elle’s job is to manage disasters — but lately everything is spiralling. At work, a shock election propels an extreme-right coalition to power live on national television. Then, on a sweltering London night, she meets Ed. They shouldn’t be drawn to each other. Elle has only ever been attracted to women, and Ed – hailed as the great gay novelist of his generation – is about to publish his first book. Yet an unexpected spark ignites between them. As the country fractures and the heat rises, they must decide whether this impossible attraction can survive the challenge it poses to who they thought they were.