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In the shadow of 9/11, comes this story of love, family and conflicting desires, the sequel to the successful "Brightness Falls". McInerney is back doing what he does best - the life of the city in all its personal, professional, social and moral complexity. 'McInerney here joins a small number of dissident novelists, headed by Norman Mailer, who change the way we look at American history.' Alain de Botton
Synopsis
Ten years on from Brightness Falls, Russell is still a literary editor although in a diminished capacity. Across town, Luke, a wealthy ex-investment banker, is taking a sabbatical from making money, struggling to reconnect with his socially resplendent wife. These two Manhattan families are teetering on the brink of change when 9/11 happens.
