The Bulgari Connection

by Fay Weldon

Overview

“[A] hilarious page-turner…Weldon’s diabolically clever satire of greed, fashion, sex, and age is smart entertainment of the highest order.”—Booklist

Grace has just been released from prison, where she was sent for trying to run over her ex-husband’s new wife with her Jaguar in a supermarket parking lot. It may make things a little awkward when all three of them attend a glittering charity ball in London together…

From the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, this “piquant social comedy” (New York Daily News) is a tale of passion, spite, romance, and revenge, set in the world of the rich, the stylish, the famous—and the infamous.

“Playful, sharp, and funny.”—Los Angeles Times

“Swift and amusing.”—The New York Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555848019
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/26/2020
Series:	Books That Changed the World
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	2 MB

Editorial Reviews

When is a novel not a novel? When it’s commissioned by a big company to sell a product? Perhaps. Yet, Fay Weldon (who readily admits that she contracted to mention Bulgari’s name 12 times in this book) has the ability to take the smallest detail and invest it with nobility and wit. Consequently, even with its dubious history and predictable plot line, the novel is a clever, piercing satire of the contradictory nature of human beings. Patricia Gallimore’s performance sparkles along with the brilliant, jewel-encrusted pieces Weldon describes in dazzling detail. While this not-so-subliminal advertising marks a decidedly disturbing commercial trend, this particular example of the genre works, largely due to Gallimore’s animated narration and Weldon’s unflinching humor. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

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