Coco Mellors

Nueva York se está escapando del alcance de Cleo.áSí, se pasa más de una noche a la semana en distintasáfiestas, pero no conoce a nadie. Su visado de estudianteáestá a punto de expirar, y ni siquiera tiene dinero paraacomprar tabaco. Pero entonces conoce a Frank. Veinteaaños mayor que ella, la vida de Frank esta llena del exitoay los excesos de los que la vida de Cleo carece. El leaofrece la posibilidad de ser feliz, la libertad para pintar yala oportunidad de pedir un permiso de residencia. Ella leaofrece una vida repleta de belleza y arte y, con un pocoade suerte, una razon para beber menos. Son todo lo queael otro necesita ahora mismo.Cleo y Frank se lanzan de cabeza a una relacion a la queaninguno de los dos puede seguirle el ritmo; una relacion que transforma sus vidas y las de quienes los rodean. Esteaencuentro casual entre dos extraños al salir de una fiesta deaNochevieja lo acaba cambiando todo, para bien o para mal.Cleopatra & Frankenstein es una novela debutaimpresionante y dolorosamente cercana sobre lasadecisiones espontaneas que transforman vidas enterasay sobre esas relaciones imperfectas que nacen de unasaveladas perfectas e inesperadas."Una novela de lo mas humana: mordazay tierna a partes iguales, que la señ

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, devastating and 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 RightNew 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.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein A stunning exploration of sisterhood and grief, addiction and recovery, pain and pleasure. Captivating' TESS GUNTY 'In Blue Sisters , grief is rendered with gorgeous particularity' RAVEN LEILANI 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 one reckless 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 whose sister, 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 heartbreakand learn to fall in love with life again.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein'A stunning exploration of sisterhood and grief, addiction and recovery, pain and pleasure. Captivating' TESS GUNTY'In Blue Sisters, grief is rendered with gorgeous particularity' RAVEN LEILANIThe 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.

Un grand roman sur le couple entre Chroniques de San Francisco et le film Marriage Story. New York est sur le point d'échapper a 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 a Londres et l'échec que cela représente se rapprochent chaque jour.Mais voila qu'elle rencontre Frank. Il a vingt ans de plus qu'elle, des amis, du succès, de l'argent et la nationalité américaine.De cette proposition digne d'une comédie romantique surgit sous la plume de Coco Mellors l'un des plus beaux romans contemporains sur l'amour, l'amitié et la conjugalité. La chronique brillante, drolatique, douloureuse d'êtres humains imparfaits en quête d'absolu qui ratent l'essentiel avec les meilleures intentions.Coco Mellors est d'origine anglaise mais a fait ses études littéraires a New York. Elle vit maintenant a Los Angeles.

Cleo, uma pintora inglesa de vinte e quatro anos, ainda está tentando encontrar o seu lugar na intensa Nova York, quando, alguns meses antes de seu visto de estudante vencer, conhece Frank. Vinte anos mais velho, o publicitario Frank tem uma vida repleta de todos os excessos que faltam a de Cleo. Ele oferece a ela a chance de ser feliz, a liberdade para pintar e a oportunidade de conquistar um visto permanente. Ela proporciona a Frank uma vida regada a beleza e a arte e a esperança de ser uma razo para que ele coloque fim as bebedeiras. Mas o casamento por impulso muda a vida deles de forma irreversivel, assim como a daqueles que esto proximos a eles, de uma maneira absolutamente imprevisivel. Cada capitulo explora a vida de Cleo, Frank e de um elenco inesquecivel de amigos e familiares mais proximos enquanto eles crescem e amadurecem. Cleopatra e Frankenstein e um romance de estreia surpreendente e dolorosamente factivel sobre as decises espontaneas que moldam toda a nossa vida e aqueles relacionamentos imperfeitos nascidos em noites to perfeitas quanto inesperadas.

"Manter a qualidade do best-seller Cleópatra e Frankenstein não deveria ser fácil, mas As Irmãs Blue atrai imediatamente." — Stylist UM DOS LIVROS MAIS AGUARDADOS DE 2024 PELO SUNDAY TIMES Quatro irm

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, devastating and 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 RightNew 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.

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, devastating and 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

Special Limited Edition.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.The Blue sisters have always been exceptional and exceptionally different.Avery, a strait-laced lawyer living in London, is the typical eldest daughter, though shes 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 one reckless 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 heartbreakand learn to fall in love with life again.