2007, ISBN: 9780385533089

From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. L… Mehr…

From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. London: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory a hack book reviewer a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill and savage humor, `A Week in December` explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they--and we all--inhabit. Week in December: From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. London: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory a hack book reviewer a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill and savage humor, `A Week in December` explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they--and we all--inhabit., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group<

2007, ISBN: 9780385533089

From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. L… Mehr…

From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. London: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory a hack book reviewer a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill and savage humor, `A Week in December` explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they--and we all--inhabit. Faulks, S: Week in December: From the author of the bestselling `Birdsong` comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. London: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory a hack book reviewer a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill and savage humor, `A Week in December` explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they--and we all--inhabit., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group<

2007, ISBN: 9780385533089

From the author of the bestselling Birdsong comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. Lon… Mehr…

From the author of the bestselling Birdsong comes a powerful novel that melds the moral heft of Dickens and the scrupulous realism of Trollope with the satirical spirit of Tom Wolfe. London: the week before Christmas, 2007. Over seven days we follow the lives of seven major characters: a hedge fund manager trying to bring off the biggest trade of his career; a professional footballer recently arrived from Poland; a young lawyer with little work and too much time to speculate; a student who has been led astray by Islamist theory; a hack book reviewer; a schoolboy hooked on reality TV and genetically altered pot; and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill and savage humor, A Week in December explores the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life; as the novel moves to its gripping climax, its characters are forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world theyand we allinhabit. From the Hardcover edition. eBook<

2007, ISBN: 9780385533089

In the blustery final days of 2007, seven characters will reach an unexpected turning point: a hedge fund manager pulling off a trade, a professional football player recently arrived from… Mehr…

In the blustery final days of 2007, seven characters will reach an unexpected turning point: a hedge fund manager pulling off a trade, a professional football player recently arrived from Poland, a young lawyer with too much time on his hands, a student led astray by Islamist theory, a hack book reviewer, a schoolboy hooked on pot and reality TV, and a Tube train driver whose Circle Line train joins these lives in a daily loop. And as the novel moves to its gripping climax, they are forced, one by one, to confront the new world they inhabit. Panoramic and masterful, A Week in December melds moral heft and piercing wit, holding a mirror up to the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Digital >16<

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