The Lady Waiting

A Novel

De: Magdalena Zyzak

Narrado por: Zuzanna Szadkowski

Duración: 10 h y 12 m

Resumen del Editor

“This novel pops—Cosmopolitan, sexy, and funny.”—Percival Everett, New York Times-bestselling author of James

The White Lotus meets The Talented Mr. Ripley in this high-spirited novel of a stolen Vermeer, a Polish transplant in LA, and the charismatic couple who seduce her into a misguided international heist

One bright Los Angeles day, a young Polish émigré named Viva is driving along the freeway when she’s flagged down by a dazzling, disheveled woman in green chiffon. The woman is Bobby Sleeper, a fellow Eastern European and an erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an accomplice in an improbable scheme involving a long-lost Vermeer masterwork, a multi-million-dollar reward, and several shadowy ex-husbands.

As Bobby and her husband weave her ever more tightly into their web, Viva is swept up in an escapade that’s one part art heist, one part love triangle, and one part education of a felon. Entranced by their lifestyle, alarmed by their ramshackle scam, Viva realizes she’s out of her depth—and that only luck, cunning, and her own hustler’s instinct can save her from disaster. Careening from the canyons of LA to the canals of Venice, The Lady Waiting is a thrilling caper, a cavalcade of twenty-first-century sins—rapacious capitalism, shameless fraud, and atrocious behavior—and a showcase for three of the biggest and most unforgettable characters in recent fiction.

©2024 Magdalena Zyzak (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A breakneck romp of a novel with a stolen Vermeer, a tangled love triangle, a half-baked heist and enough depraved opulence to make Gatsby gasp.” —People

“We're suckers for stories about grifters. . . and this novel from Magdalena Zyzak doesn't disappoint.” —Town & Country

“With its madcap plot, fantastic central characters, and White Lotus–style wealth porn. . . Zyzak’s second novel seems like catnip for Hollywood. Funny, original, worldly, and very cool. A standout.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A rollicking tale of sex, money, and art theft. . . . Zyzak constructs a playful narrative. . . [raising] the stakes again and again. This is great fun.” —Publishers Weekly

“A wildly crazy and funny novel, full of exotic characters and executed to technical perfection by Magdalena Zyzak. It made my brain more glamorous.” –Cat Marnell, author of How to Murder Your Life