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Social Creature

'A Ripleyesque exploration of female insecurity set among the socialites of Manhattan' (Guardian)
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
288 Seiten
Englisch
Bloomsbury Tradeerschienen am14.06.2018
'A Ripleyesque exploration of female insecurity set among the socialites of Manhattan' Guardian, Books of the Year'So many novels are compared to The Secret History and The Talented Mr. Ripley in the digital age, but in this case it's absolutely justified' ElleLouise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being catcalled by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. Lavinia who has everything - looks, money, clothes, friends, an amazing apartment.Lavinia invites Louise into her charmed circle, takes her to the best underground speakeasies, the opera, shares her clothes, her drugs, her Uber account. Louise knows that this can't last for ever, but just how far is she prepared to go to have this life? Or rather, to have Lavinia's life?mehr
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Produkt

Klappentext'A Ripleyesque exploration of female insecurity set among the socialites of Manhattan' Guardian, Books of the Year'So many novels are compared to The Secret History and The Talented Mr. Ripley in the digital age, but in this case it's absolutely justified' ElleLouise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being catcalled by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. Lavinia who has everything - looks, money, clothes, friends, an amazing apartment.Lavinia invites Louise into her charmed circle, takes her to the best underground speakeasies, the opera, shares her clothes, her drugs, her Uber account. Louise knows that this can't last for ever, but just how far is she prepared to go to have this life? Or rather, to have Lavinia's life?
ZusammenfassungA friendship to die for.A Ripley story for the Instagram age set in contemporary New York; a world at once sophisticated and sordid, irresistible and irresponsible, unforgettable yet unattainable
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4088-9610-5
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum14.06.2018
Reihen-Nr.372515
Seiten288 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht440 g
Artikel-Nr.15740193
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Kritik
[A] spectacularly impressive debut . A ridiculously assured first novel, told in an utterly original voice Alison Flood Observermehr

Autor

Tara Isabella Burton is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. The winner of the Shiva Naipaul Award for Travel Writing, she has completed a Doctorate in Theology at the University of Oxford and is a prodigious travel writer, short story and scriptwriter and essayist. She works for Vox as their Faith and Religion Correspondent. Tara Isabella Burton lives in New York and divides her time between the Upper East Side and Oxford.taraisabellaburton.com @NotoriousTIB