The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp: A razor-sharp retelling of Vanity Fair Louise ONeill
By (Author) Sarra Manning
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
20th August 2018
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
280g
A hilarious contemporary retelling of the classic society novel, VANITY FAIR, featuring the irrepressible Becky Sharp
Beautiful, brilliant, ruthless nothing can stop Becky Sharp.
Becky Sharp has big dreams and no connections. Determined to swap the gutters of Soho for the glamorous, exclusive world behind the velvet rope, Becky will do anything to achieve fame, riches and status.
Whether its seducing societys most eligible bachelors, or befriending silly debutantes and rich old ladies, Becky Sharp is destined for great things. Because it might be tough at the top but its worse at the bottom.
From London to Paris and beyond, Becky Sharp is going places so get the hell out of her way
A razor-sharp retelling, perfectly capturing Beckys scheming, ruthless and beguilingly charming spirit An absolute delight Louise ONeill
The BEST fun! Marian Keyes
Extremely clever and great fun. I loved this! Katie Fforde
Becky Sharp is unforgettable I adored this Daily Mail
Brilliant fun! Sunday Express
A joy pure entertainment Heat
A brilliant and lively romp craftily reboots the original classic while skewering modern-day quirks Stylist
A hilarious contemporary retelling Hello
Hilarious! Good Housekeeping
Clever, witty and entirely modern highly recommend Eithne Shortall
'A lacerating, witty take-down of modern manners in the Instagram era. Bright, beautiful and gloriously Machiavellian, Becky Sharp is the anti-heroine we deserve' Tammy Cohen
A hilarious modern retelling Prima
Praise for Sarra Manning:
Sarra Manning pulls you straight in with another fantastically addictive, beautifully written read Paige Toon
Unputdownable Marian Keyes
Full of glamour Fabulous
Sarra Manning is an author and journalist. Her novels include Unsticky, You Dont Have To Say You Love Me and her latest The House Of Secrets. Sarra has written both adult and YA novels and has contributed to The Guardian, ELLE, Grazia, Stylist, Fabulous, Stella, You Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and is currently the Literary Editor of Red magazine. Sarra lives in London. Twitter: @sarramanning Instagram: @sarra_manning