Tangerine is an extraordinary debut, so tightly wound, so evocative of 1950s Tangier, and so cleverly plotted that it will leave you absolutely breathless. Then Alice’s husband, John, goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind. Christine Mangan’s camera-ready first novel, Tangerine, opens with three men hauling a corpse pecked by magpies and missing its eyes from the sea.

Lucy, always fearless and independent, helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country.īut soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice – she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. She has not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. But Lucy is standing there, trying to make things right. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends – once inseparable roommates – haven’t spoken in over a year. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. Tangerine Format: Paperback / softback Around 16-26 May Author Biography: Christine Mangan has her PhD in English from University College Dublin, where her. The perfect read for fans of Daphne du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith, set in 1950s Morocco, Tangerine is a gripping psychological literary thriller. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see when she arrived in Tangier with. She has her PhD in English from University College Dublin, with a focus on 18th-century. This is a preloved copy of Tangerine by Christine Mangan. It was almost frantic, as if at any moment it could all go horribly wrong. Christine Mangan is the author of the national bestseller TANGERINE. I noted again the strangeness in her sudden cheerfulness – such a change from the stoic calmness she had exhibited earlier that morning. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda’s most recent Friday 56 post.Find any sentence (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grabs you.Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader. If you have to improvise, that is okay. photo: Casey Carsello Indie booksellers have chosen Tangerine (Ecco, March 27), Christine Mangans debut novel set in 1950s Tangier, as their number-one.

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