Everyone knows Gatsby. New money. Murky past. Huge online following. 'A clever, gender-flipped modern-day retelling of the classic' Grazia 'Stylish and beautifully written, with a case of the most decadently unhinged characters' JAMES GOODHAND 'Unputdownable' ROSIE MULLENDER Nic Carraway doesn't belong amongst the super-rich, but when she scores a cheap summer lease in Long Island, it-girl Jay Gatsby becomes her neighbour. Gatsby welcomes Nic to her opulent parties attended by the world's A-list. And in return, Nic helps Gatsby reconnect with an old flame: Nic's cousin, the ever-charming but now-married Danny Buchanan. But no one can be careless like the rich.
As the summer heats up, Nic finds herself tangled in a web of longing and ambition, betrayal and deceit. In a world where everyone is lying - about and to themselves - can Nic finally tell the truth? For readers of The Paper Palace, this hot summer story genderflips and reimagines F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. - BRILLIANT GENDER-FLIPPED RETELLING OF THE GREAT GATSBY. The much-loved novel's themes of decadence, ambition, obsession and class inequality are all exploited in this extraordinary, clever, playful, deeply entertaining book - reimagined in the new light of the 21st century. - PUBLISHED ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL NOVEL'S PUBLICATION. - ON TREND WITH 'EAT THE RICH' THEMES - DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF TOTAL FILM. Jane Crowther is incredibly well connected across the movie and arts industry. - HOT SUMMER READ.
At its core, this is a plotty novel of glamour and scandal which drives towards a dramatic, twisty climax. Perfect for readers of DAISY JONES AND THE SIX or THE PAPER PALACE. Competition: The Great Gatsby;Paper Palace;Eligible;Stargazer;Pineapple Street;Bad Summer People;The Guest;Malibu Rising;Long Island Compromise. Fitzgerald;Curtis Sittenfeld;Emma Cline;MIranda Cowley-Heller;Taylor Jenkins Reid;Curtis Sittenfeld;Laurie Petrou;Jenny Jackson;Emma Rosenblum;Taffy Brodesser-Akner.