The Last Diva
A Novel
8 June 2027 · United States
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Bennett follows The Vanishing Half with a novel about rivalry and the ownership of a public life. Its music-world setting connects literary fiction with the cultural histories that shape how audiences remember famous women.
About the book
Roz Randall and Cleo Wright begin singing together as teenagers in 1963, then spend decades as rivals. After Cleo’s death, Roz must decide how to tell the story of their friendship, fame and feud, and what parts of the past she can claim.
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