Author(s): Sarah May

Fiction

A modern retelling of Vanity Fair, Becky is the story of an unstoppable and electrifying modern heroine, determined to climb the ladder at the newspaper where she works, no matter how many lives she ruins in the process.

In 1990s London, amidst bolshie tabloid journalism, buzzing BritArt, and the booming celebrity of a 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 groundbreaking expos�s. 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 finds itself in 1990s 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.