Cleopatra and Frankenstein

"Cleopatra and Frankenstein" is Coco Mellors debut novel and a humorous and sharp portrait of modern love.

Cleo parties every night in New York alone. But soon her visa will run out as well as her money for cigarettes. Then she meets the twenty years older and successful man, Frank, outside a New Year's Eve party. He is offering her a world of carefree luxury and the chance to get a green card. In return she can introduce him to the world of art and a reason to stop drinking. Their spontaneous romance will reshape their life with an unpredictable force they never could have foreseen.

Coco Mellors "Cleopatra and Frankenstein" is a forceful and poignant story about one romantic moment that evolves to a life changing event.