The locals
Dee, Jonathan2017
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A rural, working class New England town elects as its mayor a New York hedge fund millionaire in this urgent and inspired novel for our times. Mark Firth is a home builder in Howland, Massachusetts, who, after being swindled by a financial advisor, feels opportunity passing him and his family by. What future can he promise to his wife Karen and their young daughter Haley? When a wealthy money manager, Philip Hadi, moves to Howland to escape post-9/11 New York, he hires Mark to turn his his house into a secure location. The collision of these two men's very different worlds - rural vs urban, middle class vs rich - propels Jonathan Dee's powerful new novel.
Main title:
The locals / Jonathan Dee.
Author:
Dee, Jonathan, author
Imprint:
London : Corsair, 2017.
Collation:
383 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781472151926 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
238823
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