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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Savage Media editor

Unpublished ‘Tupperware erotica’ novel prompts fierce contest for TV rights

A 1960s Tupperware magazine advert
Set in 1960s London, Wet Ink charts the literary ambitions of a housewife weary of the mind-numbing monotony of her life. Photograph: The Advertising Archives

A much-hyped novel about a housewife who uses Tupperware parties to secretly smuggle erotic stories to her friends and neighbours is causing a stir in the television world, igniting a fierce bidding contest over the right to adapt it for the small screen.

Wet Ink, a novel by the 33-year-old London-based author Abigail Avis, is not scheduled to be published until the spring 2027, but industry insiders said a fierce auction between six major production companies had already taken place for the TV rights.

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