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Anna is struggling to afford life in London as she trains to be a singer. During the day, she vies to succeed against her course mates with their discreet but inexhaustible streams of cultural capital and money, and in the evening she sings jazz at a bar in the City to make ends meet. It’s there that she meets Max, a financier 14 years older than her. Over the course of one winter, Anna’s intoxication oscillates between her hard-won moments on stage and nights spent with Max. But Anna’s fledgling career demands her undivided attention, and increasingly so does Max....

Anna knows she has talent, but she’s always felt out of place in the world of opera. A first-year student at a prestigious London conservatoire, she lives in a grim series of rented rooms with her friend Laurie, a sharp-tongued waitress and aspiring writer. Her days are devoted to highly competitive auditions and long, straining rehearsals. At night, she sings jazz in an expensive bar, relying on her popularity with the inebriated businessmen to make rent and stay afloat alongside her wealthy peers.

“A hugely talented writer” —Sarah Waters “Stylish and sensuous” —Aisling Rawle “An intriguing and seductive bouquet of a novel” —Meg Howrey Hot to the touch, an “utterly addictive” (Colin Walsh) modern gothic about a promising young filmmaker pushed to the brink In...

Die Gesangsstudentin Anna konkurriert tagsüber beim Vorsingen gegen ihre Kommilitoninnen aus gutem Hause, nachts singt sie Jazz in einer verrauchten Bar, um die Miete bezahlen zu können. Dort trifft sie den wohlhabenden Max. Einen betörenden Winter lang oszilliert ihr Leben zwischen den schwer erkämpften Momenten auf der Bühne und den Nächten in Max' Apartment, das über die Lichter der Stadt blickt. Doch Annas Karriere fordert einen immer größeren Teil ihres Lebens – ebenso wie Max.