Coco Mellors

La autora del exito de ventas Cleopatra y Frankensteinávuelve con una historia sobre el luto, la esperanza, los vínculos entre hermanas y las dinámicas familiares complejas.Las hermanas Blueásiempre han sido excepcionales...ay excepcionalmente diferentes.Avery es una abogada muy recatada, vive en Londres y es laatipica hermana mayor, aunque oculta un secreto que podriaadesmoronar su vida perfecta para siempre.Bonnie era boxeadora, pero, tras una derrota devastadora, haacomenzado a trabajar como portera de un local en Los Çngeles,ahasta que una noche comete un descuido que la obliga aamarcharse de la ciudad.Y Lucky, la mas joven y rebelde, trabaja como modelo enaParis y sus fiestas desenfrenadas le estan comenzando a pasarafactura.Ademas, Avery, Bonnie y Lucky aun estan tratando de recuperarseade la inesperada muerte de Nicky, la querida cuartaahermana.Cuando, un año despues de su perdida, las tres se reunen enaNueva York para impedir la venta del hogar de su infancia, seadan cuenta de que solo juntas pueden superar el duelo, la adiccionay el desamor, y volver a enamorarse de la vida."En Las hermanas Blue, el duelo se representaacon una atencion al detalle magnifica. Mel

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.

Nueva York se está escapando del alcance de Cleo. Sí, se pasa más de una noche a la semana en distintas fiestas, pero no conoce a nadie. Su visado de estudiante está a punto de expirar, y ni siquiera tiene dinero para comprar tabaco. Pero entonces conoce a Frank. Veinte años mayor que ella, la vida de Frank esta llena del exito y los excesos de los que la vida de Cleo carece. El le ofrece la posibilidad de ser feliz, la libertad para pintar y la oportunidad de pedir un permiso de residencia. Ella le ofrece una vida repleta de belleza y arte y, con un poco de suerte, una razon para beber menos. Son todo lo que el otro necesita ahora mismo.Cleo y Frank se lanzan de cabeza a una relacion a la que ninguno de los dos puede seguirle el ritmo; una relacion que transforma sus vidas y las de quienes los rodean. Este encuentro casual entre dos extraños al salir de una fiesta de Nochevieja lo acaba cambiando todo, para bien o para mal.Cleopatra & Frankenstein es una novela debut impresionante y dolorosamente cercana sobre las decisiones espontaneas que transforman vidas enteras y sobre esas relaciones imperfectas que nacen de unas veladas perfectas e inesperadas.Una novela de lo mas humana: mordaz y tierna a partes iguales, que la señala como una de las pocas autoras cuyas frases son tan bellas como sabias. Una lectura inolvidable.Sam Lansky, autor de The Gilded Razor

Nueva York se está escapando del alcance de Cleo. Sí, se pasa más de una noche a la semana en distintas fiestas, pero no conoce a nadie. Su visado de estudiante está a punto de expirar, y ni siquiera tiene dinero para comprar tabaco. Pero entonces conoce a Frank. Veinte años mayor que ella, la vida de Frank esta llena del exito y los excesos de los que la vida de Cleo carece. El le ofrece la posibilidad de ser feliz, la libertad para pintar y la oportunidad de pedir un permiso de residencia. Ella le ofrece una vida repleta de belleza y arte y, con un poco de suerte, una razon para beber menos. Son todo lo que el otro necesita ahora mismo.Cleo y Frank se lanzan de cabeza a una relacion a la que ninguno de los dos puede seguirle el ritmo; una relacion que transforma sus vidas y las de quienes los rodean. Este encuentro casual entre dos extraños al salir de una fiesta de Nochevieja lo acaba cambiando todo, para bien o para mal.Cleopatra & Frankenstein es una novela debut impresionante y dolorosamente cercana sobre las decisiones espontaneas que transforman vidas enteras y sobre esas relaciones imperfectas que nacen de unas veladas perfectas e inesperadas.Una novela de lo mas humana: mordaz y tierna a partes iguales, que la señala como una de las pocas autoras cuyas frases son tan bellas como sabias. Una lectura inolvidable.Sam Lansky, autor de The Gilded Razor

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.

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.

Un grand roman sur le couple entre Chroniques de San Francisco et le film Marriage Story. New York est sur le point d’échapper à Cléo. Elle ne s’est pas fait d’amis aux fêtes qu’elle fréquente, so

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

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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.

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 LEILANIThe 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 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.

IT MOVED ME DEEPLY' LIV LITTLE'DEEPLY POIGNANT' HARPERS BAZAAR'GORGEOUS' RAVEN LEILANITHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN'It will make you laugh, cry deeply, and want to call your siblings Cosmopolitan'Even better than Cleopatra and Frankenstein' GraziaThe 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 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.