The prizewinning, bestselling author of Middle England turns his gaze to one of cinemas most intriguing figures famed director of Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder.SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM In the summer of 1977, nave Calista Frangopoulou sets out to venture into the world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realisation that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history.At once a tender comingofage story and an intimate portrait of a Hollywood icon, Mr Wilder and Me explores the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia . . . Utterly charming, deeply poignant and ultimately uplifting Mail on SundaySweeps beautifully from Hollywood to Greece and London FT, Best Books of 2020The dialogues sharp, the comic timing excellent Sunday TimesWritten with his signature wit, Jonathan Coes unmissable new novel, The Proof of My Innocence, is available to order now!

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