The Life And Death Of Sophie Stark Av Anna North

<p><b>''If <i>The Girl on the Train</i> was the woman of 2015, then Sophie Stark is this year''s model. Anna North''s novel, <i>The Life and Death of Sophie Stark</i>, has been a hit in America, with Lena Dunham describing its protagonist as a "totally unforgettable female antihero". Out now - soon every girl on every train will be reading it'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>Who is the real Sophie Stark? <br><i><br>The Life and Death of Sophie Stark</i> is the story of an enigmatic film director, told by the six people who loved her most. Brilliant, infuriating, all-seeing and unknowable, Sophie Stark makes films said to be ''more like life than life itself''. But her genius comes at a terrible cost: to her husband, to the brother she left behind, and to an actress who knows too much. <br><br>With shades of <i>We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves</i>, <i>A Visit from the Goon Squad</i> and <i>Where''d You Go, Bernadette</i>, it combines a uniquely appealing sensibility with a compulsively page-turning plot.<br><br><b>''Thriller-paced, with mysteries revealed at every turn. The great mystery at the centre is Sophie Stark, a totally unforgettable female anti-hero who conforms to absolutely none of our expectations and suffers deeply for it<i>'' </i>Lena Dunham<br><br>''North is a natural, butter-smooth storyteller'' Maggie Shipstead, author of SEATING ARRANGEMENTS<br><br>''I read THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SOPHIE STARK with my heart in my mouth. Not only a dissection of genius and the havoc it can wreak, but also a thunderously good story'' Emma Donoghue, author of ROME<br><br>''Jennifer Egan, eat your heart out'' Sam Baker<br><br>''A captivating portrait of the artist as a young woman. It''s a story that examines the notion of artistic legacy and meditates on the ethics involved in film-making and storytelling'' THE INDEPENDENT<br></b><br><b>''Gripping and graceful'' THE GUARDIAN<br><br>''The year''s must read'' GLAMOUR</b></p>