Beautiful Animals

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Beautiful Animals is a 2017 psychological thriller novel by British writer Lawrence Osborne, set on the Greek island of Hydra.

The novel was featured in July 2017 on the cover of the "New York Times Book Review" and reviewed by Katie Kitamura. [1] It also received good reviews from Lionel Shriver in The Washington Post [2] and from John Powers at NPR's Fresh Air . [3]

The Hollywood Reporter announced in May 2018 that a film adaptation with Amazon Studios and American producer John Lesher was under way. [4]

References

  1. Kitamura, Katie (5 July 2017). "Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore". The New York Times.
  2. Shriver, Lionel; Shriver, Lionel (11 July 2017). "Let's not mince words: Lawrence Osborne's 'Beautiful Animals' is a great book". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. "Jet-Setting Vacationers Find Trouble In Paradise In 'Beautiful Animals'". NPR.org. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. "Cannes: John Lesher Options Lawrence Osborne's 'Beautiful Animals' for Amazon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . 10 May 2018.