The Bulgari Connection - Couverture souple

Weldon, Fay

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 000712127X ISBN 13 : 9780007121274

Editeur : Flamingo, 2002

Synopsis

A fast-moving, elegant novel set in contemporary London in the glittering world of charity auctions, big business, high art, and more than enough money to spare.

Take one wealthy businessman fresh from his second marriage to an avid, successful young woman; one ex-wife who happens to be a saint; one artist, and a portrait for sale; two women wearing Bulgari necklaces; add a touch of the supernatural, a big dose of envy, stir, and see what happens.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fay Weldon (1931 – 2023) overcame hard times and odd jobs as a lone parent, before becoming one of the top advertising copywriters of her generation. She moved into TV drama (writing the pilot episode of the iconic series Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971) then turned to novels – including the Booker-shortlisted Praxis (1978) and the feminist classic The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983). Fay was a Professor of Writing at Bath Spa University and was made a CBE for services to literature.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'Doris Dubois is twenty-three years younger than I am. She is slimmer than I am, and more clever. She has a degree in economics, and hosts a TV arts programme. She lives in a big house with a swimming pool at the end of a country lane. It used to be mine…I tried to kill her once, but failed.'

Fay Weldon turns her gaze on London's super rich and delivers a thrilling satire on their world – charity auctions, commissioned portraits and exclusive designer jewellers. Not to mention adultery, attempted murder, bribery, corruption and more than a few tantrums.

"It is impossible for Fay Weldon to be dull. 'The Bulgari Connection' is her at her most seductive. It winds you in, intrigues and grips you until the end."
GAVIN ESLER, 'Daily Mail'

"A wonderful comedy of manners. Weldon writes with her characteristic dry humour and wonderful economy of language. Witty, profound and whimsical by turns, this is a sparkling novel, showing the hallmarks of a master craftsman."
WENDY HOLDEN, 'Literary Review'

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Flamingo
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 000712127X
• ISBN 13: 9780007121274
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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