Mr Wilder and Me

**The dazzling new novel from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Middle England**

A young woman named Calista meets the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder in the sweltering summer of 1976. She knows nothing about him or his work, but this chance encounter will change her life for good.

But while Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself - struggling to raise the money for his next feature film - is living with the realisation that his star may be on the wane.

In his new novel that is, by turns, funny, tender and profoundly truthful, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze to the nature of time, fame, family and nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go?
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Praise for Jonathan Coe

'Coe is a writer of uncommon decency' Observer

'Brilliantly funny' Economist

'Superb' Times

'Very, very funny' Stylist

** Noul orbitor roman de la autorul bestsellerului premiat al Angliei de Mijloc ** O tanara pe nume Calista se intalneste cu faimosul regizor de la Hollywood Billy Wilder in vara sufocanta a anului 1976. Nu stie nimic despre el sau despre opera sa, dar aceasta sansa Intalnirea ii va schimba viata definitiv. Dar, in timp ce Calista este incantata de noua ei aventura, Wilder insusi - luptandu-se sa stranga banii pentru urmatorul sau lungmetraj - traieste cu realizarea ca steaua lui ar putea sa scada. adica, pe rand, amuzant, tandru si profund adevarat, Jonathan Coe isi indreapta privirea spre natura timpului, faima, familia si nostalgia.