Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
GENRE - Literary fiction. FIRST PUBLISHED - 2022 PUBLISHED BY 4TH ESTATE THEMES - Relationships. Dysfunctional relationships. Mental health. Love. Romance. Friendship. Sex. Alcoholism. Drugs. READING TIME - Approximately 12 hours 30 minutes PURCHASED FROM - Waterstones PLOT - Set in the busy, bohemian city of New York, British Cleo meets American Frank (20 years older than Cleo) one night whilst leaving a party. It's an instant attraction and a whirlwind romance begins. They are damaged people with dark sides and this affects their relationship. Many of the people and relationships around them are at least a little gloom-ridden or tinged with some form of negativity, such is life, for most of us have struggles - and this book is very much about that - life, relationships, and our responses to both. MY REFLECTIONS - This book has it all - it's devastating, it's funny, it's glamorous, it's sexy, it's elegant. It's deep, dark and meaningful - my f...