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A perfect world. But a betrayal that could shatter everything.
'Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut' - Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace
'A hard diamond of a novel . . . I have not stopped thinking of it since' - Coco Mellors, author of Blue Sisters
For thirty years, Amos and Emerson have built a life others envy. Their wives are close, their teenage daughters have grown up together, their days are passed in the comfortable languor of New York City wealth. Their bond seems unbreakable.
This weekend, however, something is different. After gathering for Emerson’s birthday at his country home, celebration gives way to old rivalries and resentments. When tensions erupt, their finely made world is ruptured in one shocking act of violence.
In its wake, each must ask: when your world collapses, what ― and who ― will you sacrifice to survive?
Hal Ebbott’s Among Friends is a razor-sharp look at the dark side of American wealth, the brittle foundations of friendship, and the desperate lengths we go to to keep our secrets hidden.
‘Bracingly honest and affectingly intimate’ – The Guardian
'Assured, acutely perceptive and beautifully written’ – Financial Times
'Packs a huge emotional punch. I couldn’t put it down' – Daily Mail
‘I’m already begging my friends to read it so we can discuss the ending’ – ELLE
'Like a cold gin and tonic on a hot day' – The Washington Post
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Hal Ebbott is a writer living in New York. Among Friends is his first novel.
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. A perfect world. But a betrayal that could shatter everything.'Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut' - Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace'A hard diamond of a novel . . . I have not stopped thinking of it since' - Coco Mellors, author of Blue Sisters For thirty years, Amos and Emerson have built a life others envy. Their wives are close, their teenage daughters have grown up together, their days are passed in the comfortable languor of New York City wealth. Their bond seems unbreakable.This weekend, however, something is different. After gathering for Emersons birthday at his country home, celebration gives way to old rivalries and resentments. When tensions erupt, their finely made world is ruptured in one shocking act of violence.In its wake, each must ask: when your world collapses, what and who will you sacrifice to survive?Hal Ebbotts Among Friends is a razor-sharp look at the dark side of American wealth, the brittle foundations of friendship, and the desperate lengths we go to to keep our secrets hidden.Bracingly honest and affectingly intimate The Guardian'Assured, acutely perceptive and beautifully written Financial Times'Packs a huge emotional punch. I couldnt put it down' Daily MailIm already begging my friends to read it so we can discuss the ending ELLE'Like a cold gin and tonic on a hot day' The Washington Post. Seller Inventory # GOR014394337
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Hardback. Condition: New. A perfect world. But a betrayal that could shatter everything.'Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut' - Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace'A hard diamond of a novel . . . I have not stopped thinking of it since' - Coco Mellors, author of Blue Sisters For thirty years, Amos and Emerson have built a life others envy. Their wives are close, their teenage daughters have grown up together, their days are passed in the comfortable languor of New York City wealth. Their bond seems unbreakable.This weekend, however, something is different. After gathering for Emerson's birthday at his country home, celebration gives way to old rivalries and resentments. When tensions erupt, their finely made world is ruptured in one shocking act of violence.In its wake, each must ask: when your world collapses, what - and who - will you sacrifice to survive?Hal Ebbott's Among Friends is a razor-sharp look at the dark side of American wealth, the brittle foundations of friendship, and the desperate lengths we go to to keep our secrets hidden.'Bracingly honest and affectingly intimate' - The Guardian'Assured, acutely perceptive and beautifully written' - Financial Times'Packs a huge emotional punch. I couldn't put it down' - Daily Mail'I'm already begging my friends to read it so we can discuss the ending' - ELLE'Like a cold gin and tonic on a hot day' - The Washington Post. Seller Inventory # LU-9781035055432
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Every sentence keeps you hanging in the air, waiting for the next punch to the gut' - Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper PalaceFour friends. A betrayal that should shatter their seemingly perfect lives. But will they let it?Amos and Emerson have been friends for more than thirty years. Despite vastly different backgrounds, the two now form an enviable portrait of middle age: their wives are close, their teenage daughters have grown up together, their days are passed in the comfortable languor of New York City wealth. They share an unbreakable bond, or so they think.This weekend, however, something is different. After gathering for Emerson's birthday at his country home, celebration gives way to old rivalries and resentments which erupt in a shocking act of violence, one that threatens to shatter their finely made world.In its wake, each must choose: between whom and what they love most.'A powerful, elegant novel that offers unsparing insight into the lives of others' - Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had'An exquisitely crafted family tragedy' - John Irving'Masterly . . . Ranges from the most exquisite, Jamesian discriminations to the graspable, all-American solidities of Updike and Richard Yates. This is a writer to watch, with excitement and the highest expectations' - John Banville, author of The Sea'In the way that a forceful intelligence or an infectious voice or a fresh vision can alter how we observe and answer the world, Among Friends brought me into its cool environs and made me engage my days differently. It's no small accomplishment for a first novel, or for any novel' - Richard Ford What begins as a celebratory weekend between two families soon devolves into a reckoning of sins, past and present, as an act of violence shatters their finely made world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781035055432
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