Becky

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'Spiky, clever, funny' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
'Brilliant, propulsive . . . A riot'– Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
'A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London' – Sam McAlister, author of Scoops

It’s peak 90s London. Shoulder pads are out, crimped hair is in, supermodels are known by their first names, and Becky Sharp will do anything to escape her past.

From mingling with tabloid millionaires to trading favours and fortunes with royalty, she will stop at nothing to reach the top of the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper. Landing scoop after scoop, Becky ruthlessly carves a place for herself in a society determined to ignore her. These are the biggest stories and scandals of the decade, and she has something to do with every one of them.

But Becky may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks – what takes a lifetime to build takes only a moment to destroy . . .

'A Vanity Fair for the mass-media age' - The Guardian

Critics Review

The luscious draw of the Nineties glitz, the scandal of the press, and the tangibly descriptive jeopardy throughout makes this a true page-turner
The Independent
Addictive reading, [Becky's] darkness provid[es] welcome relief in these over-bright times
The Irish Times
A keenly observed portrait of elite society which skewers snobbery, sexism and celebrity culture . . . A page-turning blockbuster which pulls off its bold premise with panache
Apple Books
Rattles along very enjoyably, as talented Becky sucks up to celebrities and royalty then exploits them ruthlessly for her own ends
The Gloss Magazine
Becky is Sarah May’s sparkling tribute to William Thackeray’s classic novel Vanity Fair . . . entertaining and fast-paced
Daily Express
A scalpel-sharp, visciously funny slice of social comedy fit for our time
Northampton Chronicle
Becky by the supremely talented Sarah May is spiky, clever, funny and dark . . . I’m riveted
Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters
A brilliant, propulsive novel crafted with just the kind of roaring wit and striking precision Thackeray himself would commend. Becky is a riot, and Sarah May is a genius
Maddie Mortimer, author of Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
A delicious gallop through 90s tabloid London
Sam McAlister, author of Scoops
A supple, witty take on the tabloid world and on Vanity Fair
Jo Baker, author of Longbourn
Sharp, brutally funny, coruscating . . . Becky by Sarah May is . . . a tonic
Sam Baker
Clever and timely . . . fascinating on the media and power
Terry Stiastny, author of Acts of Omission
Becky is a darling of the red tops, and a champion of stolen girls. Set against the backdrop of Princess Diana's death, phone tapping scandals and the dripping hot excitement of nineties Britain, Becky is as close to unputdownable as a book could be
Anna Jean Hughes

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