Becky

In 90s London – amidst bolshie tabloid journalism, buzzing BritArt and the booming celebrity of the beloved princess – Becky is determined to make a name for herself. She sets her sights on the highest society, where millionaires, socialites and aristocrats trade favours in business and on the dance floor. Before long, she is successfully scheming her way up the career ladder at the Mercury newspaper with scoop after scoop, building a repertoire of salacious stories and ground-breaking exposés. These are the biggest scandals of the decade, and Becky has something to do with every one of them. But what goes up must come down, and when Becky’s reign is forced to an end, her fall from grace is as shocking as the scandal she finds herself tangled up in. She may have more in common with the people she writes about than she thinks . . . In this viciously funny, darkly entertaining and ultimately moving read, Thackeray’s much-loved classic Vanity Fair finds itself in 90s London, and Becky couldn’t be a more perfect fit. For fans of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Eligible, Becky by Sarah May is impossible to put down.