Entitlement
The exhilarating new novel from the author of Leave the World Behind
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3.4 • 7 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of Leave the World Behind – 'the book of an era' (Independent) – a biting tale for our new gilded age
'A slow-burn tale of connivance and deceit with a knockout ending' OBSERVER
Money talks. But what if it lies?
An ambitious young Black woman, plotting her way into the world of the one percent. An old white billionaire, facing his own extinction.
He's attracted to her intelligence, her refusal to be deferential, maybe also her Blackness. She's drawn to his power and money – and his apparent willingness to share both with her.
But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Rumaan Alam created significant noise with the spectacular Leave the World Behind and this book should spark similar reverberations. Its two leads are both spectacularly memorable: Brooke Orr, is an ultra-motivated Black woman on a quest to crash the one per cent in New York, while Asher Jaffee is the 83-year-old billionaire clinging onto his power and status despite the world changing at breakneck pace. Orr and Jaffee come together almost despite themselves, and it’s the complexities of an insidious relationship that could turn beneficial or destructive at a moment’s notice that kept us on the edge of our seats.
