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The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp by Sarra Manning
4.0
The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp is a contemporary retelling of Vanity Fair, which unfortunately I haven't read and am not the slightest bit familiar with which is a real shame as I'd love to be able to compare them!
Becky Sharp is an orphan, "cared" for since her parents death by her father's old drinking buddy, Barbara Pinkerton who is also an agent. The book starts with Becky in the final two at the Big Brother house, alongside privileged bankers daughter, Amelia Sedley. On leaving the house, she spends some time living with Amelia and her parents before outstaying her welcome and being packed off to be the nanny for the 5 children of legendary, lecherous old actor Pitt Crawley. Soon, she befriends Pitt's sister Matilda Crawley, becomes her carer and friend before marrying her nephew and Pitt's son, Rawdon.
I love how completely out for herself Becky is. She steals and lies and is pretty horrible to everyone she meets but for some reason I really warmed to her and was cheering her on! I've had a quick look at the story of Vanity Fair and the characters all have the same names and the plot is similar but told in the present day instead of Victorian Times. Becky finds fame in her own right as an Instagram star, and although she receives plenty of knockbacks, she always lands on her feet. This is a fun and light-hearted read - Becky is the anti-heroine whom I'm sure plenty of people would aspire to!
Funny and clever, I really enjoyed this - a real breath of fresh air!
Thank you to Harper Fiction for my copy.
Becky Sharp is an orphan, "cared" for since her parents death by her father's old drinking buddy, Barbara Pinkerton who is also an agent. The book starts with Becky in the final two at the Big Brother house, alongside privileged bankers daughter, Amelia Sedley. On leaving the house, she spends some time living with Amelia and her parents before outstaying her welcome and being packed off to be the nanny for the 5 children of legendary, lecherous old actor Pitt Crawley. Soon, she befriends Pitt's sister Matilda Crawley, becomes her carer and friend before marrying her nephew and Pitt's son, Rawdon.
I love how completely out for herself Becky is. She steals and lies and is pretty horrible to everyone she meets but for some reason I really warmed to her and was cheering her on! I've had a quick look at the story of Vanity Fair and the characters all have the same names and the plot is similar but told in the present day instead of Victorian Times. Becky finds fame in her own right as an Instagram star, and although she receives plenty of knockbacks, she always lands on her feet. This is a fun and light-hearted read - Becky is the anti-heroine whom I'm sure plenty of people would aspire to!
Funny and clever, I really enjoyed this - a real breath of fresh air!
Thank you to Harper Fiction for my copy.