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Gorsky
A glorious read. If you loved the Great Gatsby then you're sure to love this. Packed full of money,mystery and books. Set in London but with an essentia... READ MORE
The Russian Gatsby
London is home to millions. Brick and mortar sell for dizzying amounts and that’s before you’ve begun to fill it with the finest furniture, antiques, art a... READ MORE
Appreciation of the Written Word.
Gorsky is an enigmatic Russian oligarch who needs to fill his grand library in his new house on the Thames, so he visits a down at heel bookshop and gives ... READ MORE
Decadent
As gorgeous and decadent as one might expect from a modern retelling of Fitzgerald's enduring classic 'The Great Gatsby'.
Goldsworthy recasts Gatsby as t... READ MORE
Gatsby with a twist
I had expected this to be a straightforward adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby', but really it's more of an homage than anything else. What I loved most about... READ MORE
A tale of great love, great books & a nod to The Great Gatsby - charming!
You can't read this book without making comparisons to Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, in many ways it is a modern retelling set in London.
The Russian bil... READ MORE
This novel captures the literary lover’s dream – a blank cheque with the aim to fill a library with the most rare and beautifully refined novels of all tim... READ MORE
Synopsis
Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month September 2015
London dances to the tune of Gorsky's billions. The most enigmatic of oligarchs, Gorsky desires and gets the best of everything and now he has his sights set on Natalia. That she is already married is an inconvenient detail. Nick works in a shabby-chic bookshop. When Gorsky approaches him with the commission of a lifetime, Nick suddenly gains access to the world of the wealthy and the beautiful. But this privilege comes at a price and Nick finds his new life suddenly fraught with danger...
"Captivating." - The Sunday Times
"Glittering... There is no mistaking F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as the inspiration." - The Sunday Express
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784700706
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 177 x 127 x 18 mm
- Weight: 184g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA beautifully crafted re-telling of a classic
I was purchasing another book and having a conversation with the book seller about my love of F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, when they suddenly t... READ MORE
Why does it need to be so like the Great Gatsby?
The story centres on two men’s obsession for one woman. The poor bookseller’s assistant just wants to admire her from afar. Gorsky for whom the book is n... READ MORE
The Great Gorsky
Gorsky is a rich Russian building his mansion next door to that of Nikola Kimovic who runs a run down book shop frequently visited by the beautiful Natalia... READ MORE
A Contemporary Gatsby
Gorsky is a rich Russian oligarch building himself a large palace by the Thames to impress Natalia, his love interest who dates back to his teenage years i... READ MORE
Excellent writing, shame about the ending
I really enjoyed some of the descriptions of London, the books, food, parties - I could almost imagine myself there. Yet towards the end the plot seemed to... READ MORE
The Great Gatsby?
I was pleased to see the author had thanked F Scott Fitzgerald at the end of this novel for his inspiration! However, throughout the book I was disappointe... READ MORE
Love, books and the super rich
This book shows the not so perfect lives of the super rich Russians living in London, seen through the eyes of a poor Serbian Nikola Kimovic. Nikola works... READ MORE
Dramas of London and everything in between.
Cheers Waterstones for the free book, in exchange for a review. My thoughts:
This novel is a wonderful, up to date version of the Great Gatsby. Relished i... READ MORE
A 21st Century Gatsby
Gorsky is a retelling of The Great Gatsby set in Chelsea, London in the late noughties. Our narrator works as a bookshop assistant who is hired by Russian... READ MORE
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