Contemporary
Four women, four ways to revenge…
A Monaco insider reveals what life is like in the world's richest and most secretive enclave, where revenge is best served with a glass of champagne.
Wedged between Southern France and the Mediterranean Sea, the miniature principality of Monaco is a place for aspiration, for comic extremes and for outrageous personalities. Where a businesswoman gets her favourite Chanel suit flown in by private jet. Where Hôtel de Paris serves breakfast to a drunken socialite in a prison cell. Where two Gucci-clad women are behind a string of burglaries.
Against a backdrop of cocktails on superyachts, looking fabulous and feeling empty, this tongue-in-cheek tale revolves around four relatable women who meet by chance in Monte Carlo. After sharing their tales of betrayal, they set up a book club as a cover while they settle each other’s scores. But revenge, like life, doesn’t always go to plan…
The book cover has been designed by one of the UK’s leading illustrators, Patrick Knowles. Knowles is best known for his cover designs for Julian Fellowes and Anthony Horowitz, as well as for Prince William and Kate’s wedding calligraphy.
Here's what readers have to say about this book....
Humour drier than a Jacob's cracker. It's as if Jane Austen had honed her wit in the 2020s.
Wickedly good fun and eminently quaffable escapism, yet with serious undertones and literary references.
Wickedly good fun and eminently quaffable escapism, yet with serious undertones and literary references.
This debut novel is a highly amusing and well written portrayal of the characters, glamour and lavish lifestyles of Monte Carlo. It is at the same time an eloquent, engaging and playful read leaving you wanting to know more; reaffirming that Monaco really is a sunny place for shady people!
More fun than people watching at the Cafe de Paris on Casino Square, this authentic tale of the highlife (and lowlife!) in the most famous square mile in the world takes you behind the facades of Monaco and into the lives of people who call this place home.