‘A tender, devastating and funny exploration of love and friendship and the yearning for self-evisceration. 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.Īvailable on backorder Purchase this product now and earn 499 Bert Points!įor 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. Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers outside of a New Year’s Eve party changes everything, for better or worse. 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. Cleopatra and Frankenstein, the luminous debut novel from Coco Mellors. Cleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite keep up with. Cleo and Frank run head-first into a romance that neither of them can quite. She offers him a life imbued with beauty and art-and, hopefully, a reason to cut back on his drinking. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a green card. Twenty years older, Frank’s life is full of all the success and excess that Cleo’s lacks. Her student visa is running out, and she doesn’t even have money for cigarettes. Sure, she’s at a different party every other night, but she barely knows anyone.
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