The Adventuress: A Novel

The Adventuress: A Novel

<p><b>A delightfully wicked novel, <i>The Adventuress</i> follows the rise and rise of Cathy Fox, a modern-day Becky Sharp</b> </p><p>No one forgets Cath Fox. From her scorpion tattoo to her other worldly charms, she's a shrewd woman-on-the-make who will not be swayed in her quest for the top.</p><p>From her humble beginnings as a matron's assistant at a top girls' boarding school, Cath embarks on a journey that will take her from a Portsmouth backstreet to the boardrooms of the global empires. With a cast of footballers, media moguls, lords and dukes, Coleridge charts the rise of a woman who will not be denied, right to the very pinnacle of society—a Royal Wedding.</p><p>N. D. Coleridge has been praised by everyone from Tina Brown to <i>The New Yorker</i> to Graydon Carter for his irresistibly funny and flawless dissection of social mores. Cutting a sweep from the 80s to the present day, this <i>Vanity Fair </i>for our age is keenly observed, hilarious, and utterly addictive.</p>