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Cleopatra and Frankenstein

by Coco Mellors
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Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Modern love meets ambition in New York City.

If you thrive on stories where passion clashes with personal ambition, "Cleopatra and Frankenstein" offers a vivid trip through the complexities of modern love. Set in a beautifully rendered New York City, it's a tale that balances the youthful pursuit of success with the timeless search for connection and meaning. Coco Mellors crafts characters that you might find yourself rooting for, in spite of, or perhaps because of, their deeply human flaws.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

by Coco Mellors
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ISBN: 9780008421793
Authors: Coco Mellors
Publisher: 4th Estate, London
Date of Publication: 2023-02-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Romance, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+
Goodreads rating: 3.7
(rated by 207165 readers)

Description

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. 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
 

Modern love meets ambition in New York City.

If you thrive on stories where passion clashes with personal ambition, "Cleopatra and Frankenstein" offers a vivid trip through the complexities of modern love. Set in a beautifully rendered New York City, it's a tale that balances the youthful pursuit of success with the timeless search for connection and meaning. Coco Mellors crafts characters that you might find yourself rooting for, in spite of, or perhaps because of, their deeply human flaws.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.