Entitlement
The exhilarating new novel from the author of Leave the World Behind
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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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
In this commanding follow-up to his acclaimed 2020 novel, Leave the World Behind, American writer Rumaan Alam turns his attention to the devastating and mind-moulding influence of money. It’s a “strange, sultry summer” in New York and 33-year-old Brooke Orr has taken a job at a charitable foundation whose purpose is to give away the fortune of businessman Asher Jaffee. Meeting Asher in person causes the ground beneath Brooke to shift, and as she turns inward to examine her specialness, her position in the world, and her otherness as a Black woman working for a shockingly rich white man, she’s confronted by her desires, her demands and her values. The world of Entitlement is a small one, and as the atmosphere of unease intensifies, possession, power and principle collide in a dramatic and spellbinding conclusion. Through his masterful narrative control and searing insight into human behaviour, Alam manages to confound reader expectations at nearly every turn.
