'The Following Girls' weaves the minutiae of a seventies girlhood into an unsparing tragi-comedy of shrinking horizons, dangerous alliances and not-so-happy families.
Louise Levene Knihy
Louise Levene creates deliciously wicked and witty tales that explore the darker aspects of human nature, weaving together themes of scandal, desire, and the surprising connections between science and society. Her narratives are marked by a sharp, incisive style that captures the complexities of both historical and contemporary life. Levene's unique voice offers a compelling blend of entertainment and insightful commentary on the follies and triumphs of her characters. Her work invites readers into worlds where intrigue and clever observation prevail.
An Education meets The Talented Mr Ripley in dark comic gem of a novel that recreates the grubby glamour of early sixties LondonA BBC Radio Four Book at Bedtime
'A whip-smart comedy, chock-full with glamour, secret agents and sun-drenched Californian orange groves - seriously, what could be more heavenly?' Saga It is September 1940 and Evelyn Murdoch, a translator from the Postal Censorship department, is uprooted from her home in wartime Woking and transferred to Hollywood. She is to assist a mysterious British agent in his attempts to outwit the Los Angeles German delegation and boost the British propaganda war effort. The unhappy young widow is supplied with a new Californian wardrobe, a Bel Air bungalow and her own desk in the writers' block of Miracle Studios. At first bewildered by the glamorous excesses of this strange new world, she is gradually seduced by the sunlight, orange groves and clever, fast-talking men. But, just as she begins to blossom, her new technicolor ending threatens to slip from her grasp.