Filtrer
Coco Mellors
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New York est sur le point d'échapper à Cléo. Elle ne s'est pas fait d'amis aux fêtes qu'elle fréquente, son visa étudiant va bientôt expirer et elle n'a même plus de quoi payer ses cigarettes. Le retour à Londres et l'échec que cela représente se rapprochent chaque jour. Mais voilà qu'elle rencontre Franck. Il a vingt ans de plus qu'elle, des amis, du succès, de l'argent et la nationalité américaine.
Un inoubliable roman contemporain sur le couple et une chronique brillante sur des êtres humains imparfaits en quête d'absolu, qui ratent l'essentiel avec beaucoup d'élégance. -
For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends , an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple''s impulsive marriage.
''A tender, devastatingand funny exploration of love and friendship and the yearning for self-evisceration. Coco Mellors is an elegant and exciting new voice'' PANDORA SYKES, author of How Do We Know We''re Doing It Right New York is slipping from Cleo''s grasp. Sure, she''s at a different party every other night, but she barely knows anyone. Her student visa is running out, and she doesn''t even have money for cigarettes. But then she meets Frank. Twenty years older, Frank''s life is full of all the success and excess that Cleo''s lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a green card. She offers him a life imbued with beauty and art-and, hopefully, a reason to cut back on his drinking. He is everything she needs right now. Cleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite keep up with. It reshapes their lives and the lives of those around them, whether that''s Cleo''s best friend struggling to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, or Frank''s financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates after being cut off. Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers outside of a New Year''s Eve party changes everything, for better or worse. Cleopatra and Frankenstein is an astounding and painfully relatable debut novel about the spontaneous decisions that shape our entire lives and those imperfect relationships born of unexpectedly perfect evenings. -
''IT MOVED ME DEEPLY'' LIV LITTLE
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''It will make you laugh, cry deeply, and want to call your siblings'' Cosmopolitan
''Even better than Cleopatra and Frankenstein'' Grazia
The Blue sisters have always been exceptional - and exceptionally different.
Avery, a strait-laced lawyer living in London, is the typical eldest daughter, though she''s hiding a secret that could undo her perfect life forever.
Bonnie was a boxer but, following a devastating defeat, she''s been working as a bouncer in LA - until a reckless act one night threatens to drive her out of the city.
And Lucky, the rebellious youngest, is a model in Paris whose hard-partying ways are finally catching up with her.
Then there was Nicky, the beloved fourth sister, whose unexpected death left Avery, Bonnie and Lucky reeling.
When, a year later, the three of them must reunite in New York to stop the sale of their childhood home, they find that it''s only by returning to each other that they can navigate their grief, addiction and heartbreak and learn to fall in love with life again.
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Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death in this unforgettable story of grief, hope, and the complexities of family, from the acclaimed author of
The three Blue sisters are exceptional-and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest and a recovering heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer, lives with her wife in London; Bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in Los Angeles following a devastating defeat; and Lucky, the youngest, models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways. They also had a fourth sister, Nicky, whose unexpected death left the family reeling. A year later, as they each navigate grief, addiction, and ambition, they find they must return to New York to stop the sale of the apartment they were raised in.
But coming home is never as easy as it seems. As the sisters reckon with the disappointments of their childhood and the loss of the only person who held them together, they realize that the greatest secrets they've been keeping might not have been from one another but from themselves.
Imbued with Coco Mellors's signature combination of humor and heart,