Sin Tropez
For best friends Tara and Abena, an invitation to stay on a luxury yacht in St Tropez is a chance to indulge in riotous hedonism and reckless adventure. For Latvian model Natalya, it is a long-awaited opportunity. Dazzlingly beautiful but haunted by her childhood, she wants to find an oligarch who can fund her future - and help her forget her past.
But when Abena becomes embroiled in a passionate and dangerous affair, Tara's partying spirals out of control, and Natalya discovers the dark consequences of getting what you wish for, the jet-set lifestyle starts to look a lot less glamorous.
While studying at Oxford University, Aita Ighodaro took a year out to work as a fashion model in Europe. Since graduating, she has worked for a leading documentary film distributor and producer and also written for a number of publications including the Independent and the Sunday Express. This is her first novel.
Author: Aita Ighodaro
Format: Paperback, 400 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 382 g
Published: 2011, Atlantic Books, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
For best friends Tara and Abena, an invitation to stay on a luxury yacht in St Tropez is a chance to indulge in riotous hedonism and reckless adventure. For Latvian model Natalya, it is a long-awaited opportunity. Dazzlingly beautiful but haunted by her childhood, she wants to find an oligarch who can fund her future - and help her forget her past.
But when Abena becomes embroiled in a passionate and dangerous affair, Tara's partying spirals out of control, and Natalya discovers the dark consequences of getting what you wish for, the jet-set lifestyle starts to look a lot less glamorous.
While studying at Oxford University, Aita Ighodaro took a year out to work as a fashion model in Europe. Since graduating, she has worked for a leading documentary film distributor and producer and also written for a number of publications including the Independent and the Sunday Express. This is her first novel.