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Vladimir: now a major Netflix series - Softcover

Jonas, Julia May

 
9781529080476: Vladimir: now a major Netflix series

Synopsis

*A major Netflix series starring Leo Woodall and Rachel Weisz*

A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year

'I was utterly hooked . . . by this twisty, sexy, shocking treat of a novel ' The Sunday Times


'This clever, engrossing debut explores female creativity, rage and desire . . . Astonishing' - The Guardian

One evening, a fifty-something literature professor invites her new and beautiful young colleague, Vladimir, to join her for a drink. Her husband is out a lot these days, having been suspended from their college amid accusations of inappropriate relationships with his former students.

However, as the professor attempts to disentangle herself from her husband's behaviour, it becomes clear that her desire for the new arrival might bring the couple's tinder-box world dangerously close to exploding . . .

Darkly funny and moving Vladimir, by Julia May Jonas, explores issues of sex, gender, power, and desire from its own unique perspective.

'So exciting . . . Sexy and satirical and incredibly gripping, impossible to put down' - The Observer

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About the Author

Julia May Jonas is a playwright and teaches theatre at Skidmore College. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn with her family. Vladimir is her debut novel.

From the Back Cover

And so we meet our deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose husband, a charismatic husband at the same small liberal arts college, is under investigation for his inappropriate relationships with his former students. The couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extramarital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. And when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with Vladimir, a celebrated, married yo

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