Week in December - Softcover

Faulks Sebastian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099599880 ISBN 13: 9780099599883

Publisher: Central Book House / RH, 2015

Synopsis

Powerful contemporary novel set in London from a master of literary fiction. THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER London, the week before Christmas, 2007. Seven wintry days to track the lives of seven 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 skunk and reality TV; and a Tube driver whose Circle Line train joins these and countless other lives together in a daily loop. With daring skill, the novel pieces together the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life, and the group is forced, one by one, to confront the true nature of the world they inhabit. Sweeping, satirical, Dickensian in scope, "A Week in December" is a thrilling state of the nation novel from a master of literary fiction."

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Review:

"This vast novel, well-plotted and gripping throughout, is the first that Sebastian Faulks has set in our time... the ambition and scope of the book are to be applauded. The conclusion is suitably nail-biting and, pleasingly, love triumphs. Sebastian Faulks has probably got another best-seller on his hands." --"Spectator""A portrayal of modern London that is both richly entertaining and highly rewarding. Faulks has come as close as anyone to completing the jigsaw that is this crazy, fascinating city of ours." --"Evening Standard"

Book Description:

Powerful contemporary novel set in London from a master of literary fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: Central Book House / RH
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0099599880
• ISBN 13: 9780099599883
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392