In 90s London – amidst bolshie tabloid journalism, buzzing BritArt and the booming celebrity of the beloved princess – Becky is determined to make a name for herself. She sets her sights on the highest society, where millionaires, socialites and aristocrats trade favours in business and on the dance floor. Before long, she is successfully scheming her way up the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper with scoop after scoop, building a repertoire of salacious stories and ground-breaking exposés. These are the biggest scandals of the decade, and Becky has something to do with every one of them. But what goes up must come down, and when Becky’s reign is forced to an end, her fall from grace is as shocking as the scandal she finds herself tangled up in. She may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks . . . In this viciously funny, darkly entertaining and ultimately moving read, Thackeray’s much-loved classic Vanity Fair finds itself in 90s London, and Becky couldn’t be a more perfect fit. For fans of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible, Becky by Sarah May is impossible to put down.
About the Author
Sarah May is the author of Becky, The Nudist Colony (shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and winner of the Amazon Bursary), Spanish City (shortlisted for the Encore Award), The Internationals (longlisted for the Women’s Prize) and the bestselling Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia. She also teaches creative writing at Faber Academy and has mentored many brilliant new voices in fiction. Sarah lives in Sussex and, when she isn’t writing and teaching, works with her partner taking Shakespeare to young people and places the Bard hasn’t been before.