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Bea Setton was born in France and spent her early years in the Parisian suburbs before moving to the USA to study philosophy. Upon graduating, she relocated to Berlin, enrolled in a language school, lived in umpteen different flats, and experienced the events that were to inspire her first novel, Berlin, which will be published in the UK by Doubleday in 2022. She currently divides her time between Berlin and Cambridge, where she is studying for a Masters in philosophical theology and working on plans for her second book.
Scintillating . . . Berlin is wonderfully funny, and Daphne's observations about modern life, men and the challenges facing young women always hit the nail * FINANCIAL TIMES * Uncommonly funny, cinematically vivid, and refreshingly honest about how we deceive others and ourselves. * Lisa Halliday, author of ASYMMETRY * Anyone who's started over in a new city -- let alone a new country -- will relate . . . One for Sally Rooney fans * Sunday Telegraph * [An] engagingly self-conscious debut . . . our attention is firmly held by the wry wit of Daphne's voice, as well as regular hints that she's something of an unreliable narrator . . . the book's success lies chiefly in its line by-line charm * DAILY MAIL * Setton builds her growing paranoia and sense of dread to terrific effect in this unsettling, compelling read. * OBSERVER * Weird, compelling and unique: I was completely absorbed by BERLIN, with its slippery, unsettling narrator, its vivid evocation of a city seen through the troubling lens of disorientation, and by the writing itself, which gleamed. * Francesca Reece, author of VOYEUR * Intimate, confessional . . . Rich and rewarding . . . readers will leave eager to hear more from Bea Setton. * CultureFly * Berlin made me laugh aloud, and then became strangely and compellingly dark. I loved it. * Louisa Reid, author of THE POET * Enjoyable and astute...There is something enduringly attractive in the youngster abroad setup...Daphne's impressions are rendered in precise, lively prose... * Rob Doyle, TLS * I loved this novel with its complex, flawed and fascinating heroine. Bea Setton presents us with a vivid and youthful depiction of one of my favourite cities in the world. A wonderful achievement. * Nick Bradley, author of THE CAT AND THE CITY *
