Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann (English) Paperback Book

Description: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, for fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick!Immensely gripping - Sunday TimesHeady, page-turning stuff - GuardianLiza Klaussmanns Tigers in Red Weather tells the story of Nick and her cousin Helena who have grown up together, sharing long hot summers at Tiger House. With husbands and children of their own, they keep returning. But against a background of parties, cocktails, moonlight and jazz, how long can perfection last?There is always the summer that changes everything.The award-winning Tigers in Red Weather is a delicious novel, a book that simmers with tension, threat and an intoxicating cocktail of money, sex, heat, boredom and beauty. Gracefully drawn and utterly intriguing, its the perfect summer blockbuster.Tragedy, betrayal and passion . . . A riveting, intelligent read - Stylist Notes Nick and her cousin Helena have grown up together, sharing long, hot summers at the Tiger House. Now with husbands and children of their own, they make an effort to keep the tradition going, but against a backdrop of parties, cocktails, moonlight and jazz, how long can perfection last? This Sunday Times hardback bestseller is the ideal reading choice for Summer 2013. A startling and spellbinding debut novel. Author Biography Liza Klaussmann was born in New York but lives in London. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tigers in Red Weather and Villa America. Review Its hard to know where to start a review of this startling debut novel because Tigers in Red Weather is absolutely packed with plot . . . anybody who enjoys Mad Men will almost certainly like this book . . . heady, page-turning stuff — the intelligent beach read of the summer. Sunday TimesPostwar America, beautiful and damaged people, secrets and lies and passions and martinis and the smell of something rotting beneath the fragrance of summer . . . an immensely gripping and well-told tale of two generations . . . It is part of the considerable pleasure of this novel that much of it reminds you of other stories, in prose and film. You are on familiar but never stale territory, and you read on with the growing conviction that a nasty surprise lies around the corner. GuardianWhat an unexpectedly brilliant read this is. It starts off all Stepford Wives and Valley of the Dolls and ends up somewhere in the territory of Jeffrey Eugenides The Virgin Suicides or Donna Tartts The Secret History . . . This is an ambitious undertaking for a first novel but Klaussmann really pulls it off, turning an elegant period piece into a creepy psychological thriller . . . A wonderfully clever, chilling summer read. Independent on SundayTigers in Red Weather yokes literary craftmanship to a strong, engaging plot . . . The stakes are raised with artful subtlety over the course of the novel . . . The final sequence, told by a relative outsider, is impressively disquieting and concludes this arresting debut with a flourish of ventriloquism Literary Review A scintillating look at a gilded but dysfunctional family grappling with lies, secrets and conspiracies . . . The voices of the five main characters ramp up the tension with languorously graceful prose, perfectly mirroring the books long, dangerous summers. Marie ClaireThe novel you should be tucking into your beach bag this summer is Klaussmanns excellent Tigers In Red Weather . . . Flipping back and forth across a couple of decades, it gracefully tracks the currents souring the intoxicating cocktail of money, sex, heat, boredom and beauty that constitutes the lives of the wealthy on Marthas Vineyard following World War II. With a conscious nod to F Scott Fitzgerald, its a clever, sensual thriller that combines a smidgen of Klaussmanns family history with a clear-eyed perspective on the multi-faceted nature of families and the emotional duplicity of the rich. MetroSummers are made for novels like Liza Klaussmanns debut, a sophisticated page-turner, where danger and pain throb in every tight-lipped silence, every casually cruel remark, every misinterpreted gesture . . . Hemingway[s] influence is apparent in the simplicity of her language and observations . . . I read it the first time in one sitting, and envy anyone about to start it, with that delicious pleasure ahead of them. Sunday TelegraphTwo things set this enjoyably creepy book apart from your average beach read. The plot and pacing are expertly managed . . . But the real selling point is the writing, which is minimalist and evocative at the same time. ObserverTragedy, betrayal and passion . . . A riveting, intelligent read Stylist Prizes Winner of Specsavers National Book Awards: Books Are My Bag New Writer of the Year 2013 Review Quote Its hard to know where to start a review of this startling debut novel because Tigers in Red Weather is absolutely packed with plot . . . anybody who enjoys Mad Men will almost certainly like this book . . . heady, page-turning stuff - the intelligent beach read of the summer. Sunday Times Details ISBN144721207X Author Liza Klaussmann Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 144721207X ISBN-13 9781447212072 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 UK Release Date 2013-05-09 Pages 400 Audience Age 18 AU Release Date 2013-05-31 NZ Release Date 2013-05-31 Publisher Pan Macmillan Publication Date 2013-05-09 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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