Synopsis
Now 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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“Funny, wise and instantly engaging, Vladimir is how I like my thrill rides: brainy and sexy.”Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go Bernadette
“A whip smart and ferociously clever tale of swirling allegiances, literary rivalries, and romantic tripwires detonating hidden mines – Vladimir is an extraordinary debut.”Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game
“Droll, dry, and pacy, Vladimir is deliciously unsparing and enormous fun.”Lionel Shriver, author of We Need To Talk About Kevin
“This deliciously dark American debut . . . A boisterous campus novel with an outrageously acerbic narrator, it delivers uncomfortable truths”The Guardian, The Guardian
