“Love and Other Mental Experiments” is an experimental novel by Sophie Ward, which made the Booker Prize long list in 2020. Rachel and Eliza live completely ordinary lives. They don’t always get along with their parents, face problems at work, and plan to have a child. But something changes in their relationship—once and for all. That night, when a sand ant crawls into Rachel’s eye / the night when they discover that a colony of ants has moved in behind the bed. Told in interwoven chapters, this story is a true exploration of love, personality, and reality. And what begins as vivid snapshots of family life turns into a real philosophical experiment. “A dizzying dance of ideas.” — Sophie Kinsella “Touching, vivid, and sensual.” — THE GUARDIAN