Book review: A vision of a predatory and callow world

Olivia Petter's 'Gold Rush' is set in 2017, just before #MeToo, and the fall of Harvey Weinstein — before, in other words, there was a strong new context for exposing sexual exploitation by powerful men
Book review: A vision of a predatory and callow world

Olivia Petter captures the faddish glamour of the London media scene. Picture: Coco Petter

Sat, 13 Jul, 2024 - 01:00
Paul Whitington

  • Gold Rush 
  • Olivia Petter 
  • 4th Estate, €16.99

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