Book description
Delicious combination of confused identities, personal dramas and moral
dilemmas in a contemporary chiller from one of our most outstanding novelists
For years, Isobel Latimer has composed serious novels for serious
people, but to dwindling acclaim and ever-more dwindling financial gain.
Now her husband is ill and she must carry the burden of their house and
his hopes alone, and in secret.
But if the public don't want careful moral fables any longer, why not
provide them with an outrageous tale of sex and satanism, and an author
to match? Isobel, together with her agent, Troy, resolves to change her
writing and her appearance, for one book only: the blockbuster that will
make her fortune and save her marriage.
Once created, the fabulous author Zelda Vere takes on a life of her
own, which eclipses Isobel's controlled existence in a way she could
never have foreseen. Unexpected vistas open; glamorous possibilities
beckon. But are they real, or will they vanish when the media furore
dies down? And meanwhile, what's happening at home to her
once-predictable marriage?
What began with the best of intentions snowballs into a disorienting
blur of passion, gender-bending, loss of innocence, betrayal and
despair. Isobel Latimer might feel she's on the brink of losing
everything, but what would Zelda do? 'Clever, original, perceptive and
preposterous… highly enjoyable'
Hampstead & Highgate Gazette
'Hooks until the final twist'
Woman & Home
'ZELDA'S CUT holds the attention because the cravings it describes are real'
Helen Dunmore Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author
of historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature
from the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for
television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The
Queen's Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring
Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory
lives in the North of England with her family.
