Tangerine is a 2018 debut novel by Christine Mangan published by Ecco Press.[1][2][3]
![]() First edition | |
Author | Christine Mangan |
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Language | English |
Published | 2018 |
Publisher | Ecco Press |
Media type | Hardcover Paperback Audio |
Pages | 320 |
Plot
editTwo former college roommates, Alice and Lucy, are reunited in Tangier in 1956 where Alice lives with her husband, John. Lucy, still dangerously obsessed with Alice, arrives in Tangier unannounced, eager to pick up where their relationship ended, badly.
Critical reception
editThe New Yorker wrote "'Tangerine' is over the top, but it is also endearing and even impressive in the force of its determination to conjure a life more exciting than most lives are."[1]
The New York Times said "At times, 'Tangerine' reads as if it were reverse-engineered from a scholarly paper about suspense fiction. Happily, you can write a satisfying, juicy thriller this way, if not a blazingly original one."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Miller, Laura (March 26, 2018). ""Tangerine": A Début Novel That Delights in Excess". The New Yorker.
- ^ a b Reese, Jennifer (March 27, 2018). "In a Thriller About Girlfriends, Which Femme Is Fatale?". The New York Times.
- ^ Patrick, Bethanne (March 27, 2018). "'Tangerine' Charts An Obsessive Friendship Turned Sour". NPR.