Book description
It's 1997 and party girl Frankie Cavanagh has just started working in
the City, experiencing life on the trading floor in all its sweaty,
macho madness. She plunges headfirst into the frenzy of the financial
markets as well as the drug-fuelled club culture: Frankie works hard,
parties hard and gives as good as she gets.
But when she embarks on a dangerous, thrill-seeking affair with her
married boss, Frankie begins to lose her grip. Just how far will she
go for a dare? In this world of high-octane party nights and
high-stake big money deals, a girl could get pushed too far...
Nicola Monaghan graduated from the University of York in 1992, and
went on to teach for several years before taking a job in the City of
London. A career in finance took her to New York, Paris and Chicago,
before she gave it all up in 2001 to return to her home town and pursue
an MA in creative writing at Nottingham Trent University.
The Killing
Jar,
Nicola's first novel, was inspired by the lives she witnessed on the
council estates where she grew up - it won a Betty Trask Award and the
Author's Club First Novel Award. She is currently Fellow of the National
Academy of Writing, based at UCE Birmingham, where she runs the diploma
course in Creative Writing with a professional focus.
