Vendor
	Liepman Literary Agency Marc Koralnik
Original language
English

A LIFE IN MEN

Gina Frangello

Netflix has put in development a series based on the 2014 novel by Gina Frangello!

The friendship between Mary and Nix had endured since childhood, a seemingly unbreakable bond, until the mid-1980s, when the two young women embarked on a summer vacation in Greece. It was a trip initiated by Nix, who had just learned that Mary had been diagnosed with a disease that would cut her life short and who was determined that it be the vacation of a lifetime. But by the time their visit to Greece was over, Nix had withdrawn from their friendship, and Mary had no idea why. Three years later, Nix is dead, and Mary returns to Europe to try to understand what went wrong. In the process she meets the first of many men that she will spend time with as she travels throughout the world. Through them she experiences not only a sexual awakening but a spiritual and emotional awakening that allows her to understand how the past and the future are connected and to appreciate the freedom to live life adventurously.

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Book Published 2014-02-01 by Algonquin

Comments

Ambitious in breadth and scope, this work will appeal to fans of Barbara Kingsolver and those who like being immersed in foreign settings.

Netflix has put in development a series based on the 2014 novel by Gina Frangello! Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga) and Riley Keough (The Girlfriend Experience) will portray the lead characters. Charlize Theron (Mindhunter, Girlboss) will produce the series through her company Denver and Delilah Productions which is under an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions. Sarah Walker (Home & Away, Neighbors) will write. The show is to be produced entirely in Europe.

In this bravura performance, a quantum creative leap, contrivances and all, Frangello astutely dissects the quandaries of female sexuality, adoption, terminal illness, and compound heartbreak in a torrent of tough-minded observations, audacious candor, and storytelling moxie.

"While often very funny, Frangello's second novel is also a heart-wrenching tale of emotional wanderlust...Even those new to Frangello's work will find her prose poignant and A Life in Men an honest meditation on love, loss, and friendship."

Mary's current storyline masterfully plays out to its conclusion. Frangello's novel packs an emotional punch throughout.