{"product_id":"the-emperors-children-paperback","title":"The Emperor's Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Messud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year - A bestselling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way--and not--in New York City. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterly comedy of manners. . . . Splendid.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ambitious, glamorous, and gutsy. . . . A marvel of bold momentum and kinetic imagination.\" --\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite--an \"It\" girl finishing her first book; the daughter of Murray Thwaite, celebrated intellectual and journalist--and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, a cash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray's nephew, Frederick \"Bootie\" Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie's unexpected decisions--and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome--that will change each of their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune--of innocence and experience, seduction and self-invention; of ambition, including literary ambition; of glamour, disaster, and promise--The Emperor's Children is a tour de force that brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Messud\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas educated at Cambridge and Yale. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eWhen the World Was Steady\u003c\/i\u003e, and her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, were both finalists for the PEN\/Faulkner Award; her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year and Editor's Choice at \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. All three of her books were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. She has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Radcliffe Fellowship, and is the current recipient of the Straus Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227353891065,"sku":"9780307276667","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NmjisBXG19780307276667.webp?v=1768279609","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-emperors-children-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}