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This is an auction for A WEEK IN DECEMBER by Sebastian Faulks.
"Two plots—one financial, the other terrorist—are being hatched, but there’s much more going on in this absorbing big-canvas view of contemporary London from Faulks. John Veals, a middle-aged hedge fund manager and the coldest of cold fish, is planning the collapse of a major British bank. His goal? To pump even more billions of dollars into his fund. Hassan al-Rashid, a young Muslim raised in Scotland, belongs to a jihadist cell. By chance, their schemes will climax simultaneously in December 2007. Faulks leads us through the labyrinth of puts, calls, trades and more, while for Hassan he limns a credible step-by-step recruitment process. As a counterweight to the blandishments of the Koran, Faulks offers the reader the rational humanism of Gabriel Northwood, an impoverished barrister; the strident voice of the Koran reminds Gabriel uncomfortably of the voices plaguing his schizophrenic brother Adam. Gabriel’s sombre hospital visits are a corrective to a shockingly cruel, hugely lucrative reality show that pillories the participants, all crazies. For light relief, there’s Hassan’s wealthy businessman father, panicked before an audience with the Queen, soliciting advice on Great Books from an embittered reviewer, a veteran of the literary racket. Remarkably, Faulks retains control of his material. With its inexhaustible curiosity about the way the world works, this funny, exciting work is another milestone in a distinguished career.
- a *** starred *** review in Kirkus Reviews (US)
Very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.
Large format (trade) paperback 2009.
390 pages.
Very good condition.
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