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In Manhattan, just after the century’s turn, three thirty-year-old friends, Danielle, Marina and Julius, are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of Marina’s young cousin Bootie – fresh from the provinces and keen, too, to make his mark – forces them to confront their own desires and expectations. The Emperor’s Children is a sweeping portrait of one of the most fascinating cities in the world, and a haunting illustration of how the events of a single day can change everything, for ever.
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'Henry James does 9/11...a richly enjoyable narrative.' -- Evening Standard
'Slick, smart and multilayered, this already widely acclaimed
American novel is a hugely satisfying read.' -- Irish Times
'Superbly written and observed and very witty.' -- 'Top Summer Reads', Woman and Home
'relentlessly readable, almost eerily well-oiled prose.' -- Word Magazine
'she has attempted nothing less than a state-of-the-nation novel
at a moment of historic crisis. Amazingly, she has succeeded.' -- Independent
'this beautifully structured novel skewers moral vacuity and
hypocrisy with a sureness of touch that is deeply satisfying.' -- Guardian
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'Slick, smart and multilayered, this already widely acclaimed
American novel is a hugely satisfying read.' -- Irish Times
'Superbly written and observed and very witty.' -- 'Top Summer Reads', Woman and Home
'relentlessly readable, almost eerily well-oiled prose.' -- Word Magazine
'she has attempted nothing less than a state-of-the-nation novel
at a moment of historic crisis. Amazingly, she has succeeded.' -- Independent
'this beautifully structured novel skewers moral vacuity and
hypocrisy with a sureness of touch that is deeply satisfying.' -- Guardian
Longlisted for the 2006 Booker Prize
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0330444484
- ISBN 13 9780330444484
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages592
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