検索キーワード： 著者 "Imogen Crimp" すべてのカテゴリー

‘Rebecca meets Brideshead Revisited meets Saltburn’ STYLIST ‘A subtle, claustrophobic, seduction of a novel’ CLAIRE FULLER ‘Evocative, gripping and, at times, verging on horror’ IRISH TIMES ‘Hypnotic and immersive ... Utterly addictive’ COLIN WALSH ‘A hugely talented writer’...

Bloomsbury presents A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp, read by Olivia Forrest. A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A GRAZIA BOOK OF THE YEAR SELECTED FOR MALALA'S BOOK CLUB 'Tender, devastating, witty. And deeply true. Sweetbitter meets Normal People' MEG MASON, author of SORROW AND BLISS 'Haunting...

Anna knows she has talent, but she’s always felt out of place in the world of opera. A first-year student at a prestigious London conservatoire, she lives in a grim series of rented rooms with her friend Laurie, a sharp-tongued waitress and aspiring writer. Her days are devoted to highly competitive auditions and long, straining rehearsals. At night, she sings jazz in an expensive bar, relying on her popularity with the inebriated businessmen to make rent and stay afloat alongside her wealthy peers.

“The book of the summer.”—Harper’s Bazaar “Rebecca meets Brideshead Revisited meets Saltburn.” —Stylist magazine “A hugely talented writer.” —Sarah Waters “Gripping . . . a sensuous game of cat and mouse.” —Aisling Rawle “Stylish, devastating and very hot.” —Daisy...

Die Gesangsstudentin Anna konkurriert tagsüber beim Vorsingen gegen ihre Kommilitoninnen aus gutem Hause, nachts singt sie Jazz in einer verrauchten Bar, um die Miete bezahlen zu können. Dort trifft sie den wohlhabenden Max. Einen betörenden Winter lang oszilliert ihr Leben zwischen den schwer erkämpften Momenten auf der Bühne und den Nächten in Max' Apartment, das über die Lichter der Stadt blickt. Doch Annas Karriere fordert einen immer größeren Teil ihres Lebens – ebenso wie Max.