{"product_id":"entitlement-9780593949047","title":"Entitlement","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF NPR'S \"BOOKS WE LOVE\" 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER'S \u003c\/i\u003e\"BEST BOOKS WE'VE READ IN 2024\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST'S \u003c\/i\u003e50 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS'S \"\u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK CLUB FICTION OF 2024\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eREAL SIMPLE'S \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2O24\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rumaan Alam is a rarity...\u003ci\u003eEntitlement\u003c\/i\u003e -- a psychological thriller that subtly turns into a vicious exposé of affluent liberalism-- also sneaks up on you, and wins you over.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant exploration of extreme wealth and how it bends the lives of those close to it... Alam keeps things crystal clear and speedway fast.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Should come with an undertow warning.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Louise Erdrich \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel of money and morality from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrooke wants. She isn't in need, but there are things she wants. A sense of purpose, for instance. She wants to make a difference in the world, to impress her mother along the way, to spend time with friends and secure her independence. Her job assisting an octogenarian billionaire in his quest to give away a vast fortune could help her achieve many of these goals. It may inspire new desires as well: proximity to wealth turns out to be nothing less than transformative. What is money, really, but a kind of belief? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, \u003ci\u003eEntitlement\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting tale for our new gilded age, a story that confidently considers questions about need and worth, race and privilege, philanthropy and generosity, passion and obsession. It is a provocative, propulsive novel about the American imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRumaan Alam is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat Kind of Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875450818834,"sku":"9780593949047","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ac1ce2f-c4f6-4d5c-bb60-62105141a98e.jpg?v=1757422447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/entitlement-9780593949047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}