Tangerine
by Christine Mangan
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Pub Date 22 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 31 Mar 2018
Little, Brown Book Group UK | Little, Brown
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Description
'As if Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn and Patricia Highsmith had collaborated in a screenplay to be filmed by Hitchcock - suspenseful and atmospheric' Joyce Carol Oates
The perfect read for fans of Daphne du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith, set in 1950s Morocco, Tangerine is a gripping psychological literary thriller.
The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends - once inseparable roommates - haven't spoken in over a year. But Lucy is standing there, trying to make things right.
Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. Lucy, always fearless and independent, helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country.
But soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice - she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Then Alice's husband, John, goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind.
Tangerine is an extraordinary debut, so tightly wound, so evocative of 1950s Tangier, and so cleverly plotted that it will leave you absolutely breathless.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781408709993 |
| PRICE | £14.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 320 |
Featured Reviews
Big Bertha ., Reviewer
Tangerine grabbed me from the opening pages, the writing has an evocative quality that drew me in totally and stopped me putting it down until I'd turned the final page.
Based in the 1950's this novel is about two women who met at Bennington, a college in Vermont, sharing a room and becoming inseparable until events drove them apart. The storyline opens with Lucy turning up uninvited on now married Alices doorstep in the North African city of Tangier.
Told in alternate chapters by Lucy and Alice the storyline flits back and forth seamlessly between current day Tangier and when Alice and Lucy were roommates in Vermont.
Its a book about friendship, obsession, manipulation and lies but what this book most of all illustrates is the authors remarkable talent for scene setting; capturing impeccably the heady atmosphere of the Moroccan city of Tangier, its Medina, narrow passageways, bustling crowds and the unforgiving heat so well that you can almost smell the aromas
It has a haunting quality that I loved and I'm not surprised to read that the screen rights have already been sold
There are not many books that on finishing I want to read from start to finish all over again but this is one of them - Totally recommended and I'd give this one 11/10 if I could!
Its hard to believe that this is the authors debut novel and Christine Mangan is certainly a name I'll look out for in the future
Jean B, Reviewer
After quite a slow start, the author ratcheted up the tension with enough twists and turns to make me abandon real life and devour the tale in one sitting!
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