WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
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‘A formidable storyteller’ Jonathan Franzen
‘Savage and compassionate in all the right places’ New York Times Book Review
‘Eerily timely ... bittersweet and buoyant’ Jessie Burton
New York, 2007. After two long years apart, Jende Jonga has brought his wife Neni from Cameroon to join him in the land of opportunity. Drawn by the promise of America they are seeking the chance of a better life for them and their son.
When Jende lands a dream job as chauffeur to a Lehman Brothers executive, Neni finds herself taken into the confidence of his glamorous wife Cindy. The Edwards are powerful and privileged: dazzling examples of what America can offer to those who are prepared to strive for it.
But when the financial world is rocked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, all four lives are dramatically upended. As faultlines appear in both marriages and secrets bubble to the surface they must all decide how far they will go in pursuit of their dreams. And what will they sacrifice along the way?
‘A marvellous debut... as deeply insightful as it is delightfully entertaining’ Taiye Selasi
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN/FAULKNER AWARDA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARA formidable storyteller Jonathan FranzenSavage and compassionate in all the right places New York Times Book Review New York, 2007: a city of dreamers, all jostling for a place on the ladder of success. Jende Jonga, newly arrived from Cameroon, has just set his foot on the first rung. He is chauffeur to Clark Edwards, a senior partner at Lehman Brothers a man too preoccupied to check the paperwork of his latest employee.Jendes job draws him, his wife Neni and their young son into the privileged orbit of the citys financial elite. And when Clarks wife Cindy offers Neni work and takes her into her confidence, the couple begin to believe that the land of opportunity might finally be opening up for them.But there are troubling cracks in their employers facades, and when the deep fault lines running beneath the financial world are exposed, the Edwards secrets threaten to spill out into the Jongas lives.Faced with the loss of all they have worked for, each couple must decide how far they will go in pursuit of their dreams and what they are prepared to sacrifice along the way. WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A formidable storyteller' Jonathan Franzen 'Savage and compassionate in all the right places' New York Times Book Review Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780008237998
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