Tangerine

NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇ£A juicy melodrama cast against the sultry,stylish imagery of North Africa in the fifties.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe New Yorker The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Benningtonthe two friendsΓÇöonce inseparable roommatesΓÇöhavenΓÇÖt spoken in over a year. But there Lucy wastrying to make things right and return to their old rhythms. Perhaps Alice should be happy. She has not adjusted to life in Moroccotoo afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. LucyΓÇöalways fearless and independentΓÇöhelps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country. But soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake AliceΓÇöshe feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Then AliceΓÇÖs husbandJohngoes missingand Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friendher decision to ever come to Tangierand her very own state of mind. Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a bookΓÇöa debut so tightly woundso replete with exotic imagery and charmso full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanshipit will leave you absolutely breathless. Optioned for film by George ClooneyΓÇÖs Smokehouse Pictureswith Scarlett Johansson to star