{"title":"Coco Mellors","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cleopatra-and-frankenstein-coco-mellors-paperback","title":"Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors - Contemporary Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008421793\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourth Estate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCleopatra 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCleo 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 and quiet, devastating reckonings. Themes of addiction, mental health, gender identity, and financial precarity are woven throughout with nuance and compassion. Reviewers have compared it to Sally Rooney and Meg Wolitzer for its incisive observation of contemporary relationships. It is a novel about the stories we tell ourselves to justify our choices, and what it takes to finally choose honesty over comfort. Funny, sad, and deeply human, it has established Mellors as one of the most exciting new literary voices to emerge in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcclaimed debut novel by Coco Mellors, a standout in contemporary literary fiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-perspective storytelling exploring love, addiction, and identity with honesty and wit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of Sally Rooney, Meg Wolitzer, and character-driven New York novels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for book clubs, with rich themes for discussion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact, high-quality paperback edition - great for gifting or reading on the go.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCoco Mellors is a British-American author based in New York City. Cleopatra and Frankenstein, published in 2022, was her critically acclaimed debut novel, translated into multiple languages and celebrated for its wit, emotional honesty, and richly drawn characters. She went on to write Blue Sisters, cementing her reputation as one of contemporary fiction's most compelling new voices. Mellors' writing draws on her own experiences of New York life, creativity, and recovery, lending the novel real authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA whip-smart, emotionally honest debut that captures the chaos of new love and the slow work of self-discovery. Funny, moving, and beautifully observed - unforgettable for lovers of layered contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover shown is the UK edition; ISBN and edition are as stated above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Coco Mellors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56682567205246,"sku":"SNG7960","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/cleopatra-and-frankenstein-coco-mellors-paperback.webp?v=1784418807"},{"product_id":"blue-sisters-coco-mellors-fiction-paperback","title":"Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008623036\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fourth Estate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBlue Sisters is Coco Mellors' New York Times bestselling novel of three estranged siblings drawn back together by grief. Set between New York, London, Los Angeles and Paris, it follows Avery, Bonnie and Lucky in the year after the sudden death of their fourth sister, Nicky. Sharp, emotionally rich and beautifully observed, this is a story of addiction, ambition and the messy, enduring pull of family, from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe three surviving Blue sisters are exceptional, and exceptionally different. Avery, the eldest, is a recovering heroin addict turned buttoned-up lawyer living a carefully controlled life in London. Bonnie, a former professional boxer, has retreated to Los Angeles to work as a bouncer after a defeat that cost her everything. Lucky, the youngest, is a model in Paris whose glamorous facade hides a spiralling reliance on drink and drugs. United once by their bond with their late sister Nicky, the three women have drifted into separate, guarded lives. When they must return together to their childhood home in New York to settle its sale, old wounds resurface alongside old loyalties. Mellors moves between the sisters' perspectives and cities with a novelist's eye for telling detail, capturing the specific textures of each woman's world while building toward a shared reckoning with loss. The novel doesn't shy away from difficult territory, addiction, grief, and the different ways people cope, but it handles these themes with warmth, humour and a refusal to sentimentalise. Fans of Mellors' debut, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, will recognise her gift for ensemble storytelling and her precise, propulsive prose, here turned toward a deeply felt portrait of sisterhood tested by tragedy and, ultimately, strengthened by it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York Times bestseller from the acclaimed author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMulti-perspective, character-driven family drama spanning New York, London, LA and Paris.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTackles grief and addiction with honesty, humour and heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for book clubs and fans of literary family sagas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback, UK edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCoco Mellors is a British writer raised in London who moved to New York as a teenager and received her MFA in Fiction from New York University. She previously worked as a copywriter before publishing her Sunday Times bestselling debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, in 2022. Blue Sisters, her second novel, became a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into numerous languages. Mellors is known for her sharp social observation, distinctive voice and skill at weaving multiple intertwined lives into a single compelling narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA gripping, emotionally honest novel of sisterhood, grief and resilience, told across four vivid cities with warmth and wit. 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