“An addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the waves caused by one couple’s impulsive marriage. Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Frank is twenty years older and a self-made success, and his life is full of all the excesses Cleo’s lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a green card. But their impulsive marriage changes their lives, and the lives of those around them, in ways they never could’ve predicted. While Cleo struggles with depression and Frank with drinking, Cleo’s best friend tries to embrace his gender identity in the wake of her marriage, and Frank’s financially dependent sister arranges sugar daddy dates after being cut off. Ultimately, this chance meeting between two strangers changes every-thing, for better or worse. As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, entertaining as it is deeply moving, Cleopatra and Frankenstein is a painfully relatable debut about the spontaneous decisions and imperfect relationships that shape entire lives.”

ISBN: 9781639730704