Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors - Contemporary Fiction - Paperback

Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9780008421793. Publisher: Fourth Estate. Overview:. Cleopatra and Frankenstein is Coco Mellors' dazzling debut novel, a whip-smart, emotionally raw story of love, addiction, and self-discovery set against the backdrop of New York City. When artist Cleo and advertising executive Frank fall into an impulsive marriage after a New Year's Eve party, their lives - and those around them - are irrevocably reshaped. This paperback edition is a must-have for readers of sharp, character-driven contemporary fiction.. About the Book:. Cleo is a twenty-four-year-old British artist trying to build a life and career in New York. Frank is an advertising executive twenty years her senior, charming and generous, but quietly unravelling under a long-standing drinking problem. Their chance encounter at a party sparks an instant, dizzying connection, and within months they are married - a decision that stuns their friends and sets off a chain reaction none of them can control. Told from multiple perspectives, including Cleo's best friend Zoe and Frank's sister Alice, the novel widens from the central marriage into a rich portrait of a community grappling with love, ambition, and self-destruction. Mellors writes with a rare blend of wit and tenderness, capturing the intoxicating highs of new love alongside the slow unravelling that follows when a relationship is built on need rather than honesty. The prose moves fluidly between glittering party scenes...