The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter Hardcover Book

Description: The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter Ordinary New Yorkers are brought together in a story of betrayal, race, what connects us to each other - and what sets us apartOrdinary New Yorkers are brought together in a story of betrayal, race, what connects us to each other - and what sets us apart***A ROXANE GAY BOOK CLUB 2024 SELECTION***A marvel... A masterpiece PAUL HARDINGPrescient and profound BRYAN WASHINGTONBrooklyn, 2020. Theo Harper and his blonde, blue-eyed, pregnant wife Darla head upstate to their summer cottage to wait out the lockdown. Not everyone in their fancy apartment building has this privilege- not Xavier, the restless teenager in the Cardi B t-shirt, nor Darlas black best friend Ruby and her partner Katsumi, who stay behind to save their restaurant.During an upstate hike, Theo lets slip a long-held secret about his mixed-up ancestry - and when Darla disappears after the ensuing argument, he suddenly finds himself the prime suspect at the centre of a front-page police search for the perfect missing woman.A lush study RAVEN LEILANIRiveting and original CHARMAINE WILKERSON FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Regina Porter is an award-winning playwright and author of The Travelers, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and longlisted for the Orwell Political Fiction Prize. A graduate of the MFA fiction program at the Iowa Writers Workshop, her writing has been published in the Harvard Review, Tin House and Oxford Review. Review Regina Porter has written another marvel of a novel. The Rich People Have Gone Away gives the reader a spiraling cross-section of richly drawn, impeccably observed New Yorkers... A kind of masterpiece of human portraiture that simultaneously renders quintessential depictions of the city, of America, and of the whole world in these first fraught decades of the 21st century -- Paul Harding, author of This Other EdenRiveting and original. The Rich People Have Gone Away mines the delicate and treacherous terrain in which human relationships and social divisions are rooted -- Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black CakeA lush study of relationships, keen on the particulars of vast human catastrophes -- Raven Leilani, author of LusterExquisitely drawn characters, scenes that jump off the page, and international locales thatll make you want to pack a bag and go, The Rich People Have Gone Away is a novel that fearlessly defies conventions to deliver a satiating, five-star experience. A keen observer of people and class, Regina Porter has crafted an inventive, hilarious, and wholly unpredictable work full of vibrant prose and genuine tenderness. A seven-course meal that gets better and better -- Mateo Askaripour, author of Black BuckA glorious jambalaya of word, thought and feeling, Regina Porters prose positively howls from the page. Just when you thought you didnt need another novel set in New York, you suddenly, desperately do -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country FriendsAlmost uncomfortably apt in its depiction of human behaviour, impeccably accurate in its exploration of how easily were divided and incredibly funny even in the most un-funny moments, The Rich People Have Gone Away makes light and dark of one of the strangest times in human history and pulls you mercilessly along for a highly intelligent and thrilling ride -- Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of UsWildly intelligent, brilliantly crafted, prismatic, living and breathing - a remarkable feat of sensation and humanity. Regina Porter is a marvel -- Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever HadA delight... Regina Porter is a writer of such wit, warmth and profound intelligence. Her indelible characters leap from her imagination to ours -- Margot Livesey, author of The Road to BelhavenRegina Porter trains her panoramic lens on lockdown New York in The Rich People Have Gone Away, an arresting novel of race, class, food, music, and family as thrilling and dynamic as the city itself -- Andrew Ridker, author of HopeA layer cake of suspense. Regina Porter has created a vibrantly alive portrait of several generations of New Yorkers as they fearlessly stake their anchors in the rippling sea of our era -- Kashana Cauley, author of The Survivalists Details ISBN1787335283 Author Regina Porter Pages 352 Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781787335288 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-08-08 Imprint Jonathan Cape Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-08-08 ISBN-10 1787335283 Alternative 9781529940329 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161111265;

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