Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Brand: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Product Description
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends an addictive humorous and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couples impulsive marriage. Twentyfouryearold British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when a few months before her student visa ends she meets Frank. Twenty years older and a selfmade success Franks life is full of all the excesses Cleos lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy the freedom to paint and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. But their impulsive marriage irreversibly changes both their lives and the lives of those close to them in ways they never couldve predicted. Each compulsively readable chapter explores the lives of Cleo Frank and an unforgettable cast of their closest friends and family as they grow up and grow older. Whether its Cleos best friend struggling to embrace his gender queerness in the wake of Cleos marriage or Franks financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates to support herself after being cut off or Cleo and Frank themselves as they discover the trials of marriage and mental illness each character is as absorbing and painfully relatable as the last. As hilarious as it is heartbreaking entertaining as it is deeply moving Cleopatra and Frankenstein marks the entry of a brilliant and bold new talent. show more
Condition : New
Author : Coco Mellors
Weight : 814
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Language : English
EAN : 9781635576818
ISBN10 : 1635576814
Format : Hardback
Date of Publication : 20200901
Place of Publication : New York
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 169 X 239 X 32mm