Charlotte Runcie Knihy

A theater critic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe delivers a scathing one-star review of a struggling actress after a one-night stand, setting off a sharply funny, feminist narrative. Alex Lyons is decisive in his ratings—either a five-star rave or a one-star pan, with nothing in between. On opening night, he quickly dismisses Hayley Sinclair’s performance and seizes the chance for a brief encounter with her. Unbeknownst to him, Hayley discovers his brutal critique upon waking in his apartment, leading her to question which humiliation stings more. In response, she transforms her show into a viral hit that critiques Alex, exposing him as the entitled son of a famous actress and a notorious philanderer. Despite his reputation crumbling, Alex remains unrepentant, sharing his perspective with his colleague, Sophie. As she becomes more entangled in his downfall, Sophie grapples with her conflicting feelings about the situation. This debut novel serves as a brilliant exploration of art, power, misogyny, and female rage, skillfully blurring the lines between reality and performance.

'An ode to the ocean, and the generations of women drawn to the waves or left waiting on the shore' Guardian In Salt On Your Tongue Charlotte Runcie explores what the sea means to us, and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages. In mesmerising prose, she explores how the sea has inspired, fascinated and terrified us, and how she herself fell in love with the deep blue.This book is a walk on the beach with Turner, with Shakespeare, with the Romantic Poets and shanty-singers. It's an ode to our oceans - to the sailors who brave their treacherous waters, to the women who lost their loved ones to the waves, to the creatures that dwell in their depths, to beach combers, swimmers, seabirds and mermaids. Navigating through ancient Greek myths, poetry, shipwrecks and Scottish folktales, Salt On Your Tongue is about how the wild untameable waves can help us understand what it means to be human.

Das Meer hat Charlotte Runcie schon immer magisch angezogen - die beruhigende, meditative Seite ebenso wie die wilde unbezähmbare. Als Charlotte ihre geliebte Großmutter verliert und zum ersten Mal schwanger ist, verspürt sie diesen Drang so stark wie noch nie. In »Wie Salz auf der Zunge« geht die Autorin nicht nur ihrer ganz persönlichen Faszination auf den Grund. Sie schreibt zugleich eine Kulturgeschichte der See aus weiblicher Sicht: wir erfahren von Meerjungfrauen und Najaden, griechischer Mythologie und schottischen Legenden, Schiffbrüchigen und Sirenen. »Runcie wirft ihr Netz weit aus und kombiniert sehr einfühlsam persönliches Memoir mit profunder Kulturgeschichte.« (The Times)