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Palm Beach
A Novel

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?Difficult to put down. . . . The novel is itself like a sandy beach, equal parts beautiful and uncomfortable. . . . Lines blur and expectations aren't met, keeping readers on their toes. . . . makes for a surprisingly fast-paced Palm Beach.? ?Associated Press
A thought-provoking page-turner from the author of When You Read This and Privilege that captures the painful divide between the haves and have-nots and the seductive lure of the American dream.
Living in a tiny Queens apartment, Rebecca and her husband Mickey typify struggling, 30-something New Yorkers?he's an actor, and she's a freelance journalist. But after the arrival of their baby son, the couple decides to pack up and head for sunny, comfortable Palm Beach, where Mickey's been offered a sweet deal managing the household of a multimillionaire Democratic donor.
Once there, he quickly doubles his salary by going to work for a billionaire: venture capitalist Cecil Stone. Rebecca, a writer whose beat is economic inequality, is initially horrified: she pillories men like Stone, a ruthless businessman famous for crushing local newspapers. So no one is more surprised than her when she accepts a job working for Cecil's wife as a ghostwriter, thinking of the excellent pay and the rare, inside look at this famous Forbes-list family. What she doesn't expect is that she'll grow close to the Stones, or become a regular at their high-powered dinners. And when a medical crisis hits, it's the Stones who come to their rescue, using their power, influence, and wealth to avert catastrophe.
As she and Mickey are both pulled deeper into this topsy-turvy household, they become increasingly dependent on their problematic benefactors. Then when she discovers a shocking secret about the Stones, Rebecca will have to decide: how many compromises can one couple make?


About the author

Mary Adkins is the author of When You Read This, Privilege, and Palm Beach. A native of the American South and a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School, her writing has appeared in the New York Times and the Atlantic. She also teaches storytelling for The Moth. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Summary

“Difficult to put down. . . . The novel is itself like a sandy beach, equal parts beautiful and uncomfortable. . . . Lines blur and expectations aren’t met, keeping readers on their toes. . . . makes for a surprisingly fast-paced Palm Beach.” —Associated Press
A thought-provoking page-turner from the author of When You Read This and Privilege that captures the painful divide between the haves and have-nots and the seductive lure of the American dream. 
Living in a tiny Queens apartment, Rebecca and her husband Mickey typify struggling, 30-something New Yorkers—he’s an actor, and she’s a freelance journalist. But after the arrival of their baby son, the couple decides to pack up and head for sunny, comfortable Palm Beach, where Mickey’s been offered a sweet deal managing the household of a multimillionaire Democratic donor. 
Once there, he quickly doubles his salary by going to work for a billionaire: venture capitalist Cecil Stone. Rebecca, a writer whose beat is economic inequality, is initially horrified: she pillories men like Stone, a ruthless businessman famous for crushing local newspapers. So no one is more surprised than her when she accepts a job working for Cecil’s wife as a ghostwriter, thinking of the excellent pay and the rare, inside look at this famous Forbes-list family. What she doesn’t expect is that she’ll grow close to the Stones, or become a regular at their high-powered dinners. And when a medical crisis hits, it’s the Stones who come to their rescue, using their power, influence, and wealth to avert catastrophe. 
As she and Mickey are both pulled deeper into this topsy-turvy household, they become increasingly dependent on their problematic benefactors. Then when she discovers a shocking secret about the Stones, Rebecca will have to decide: how many compromises can one couple make?

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“Delves into the world of Florida’s wealthy excess. . . . it’ll keep readers turning the pages.”

Product details

Authors Mary Adkins
Publisher Harper Collins Usa
 
Content Book
Product form Hardback
Publication date 31.08.2021
Subject Fiction > Narrative literature
 
EAN 9780063011373
ISBN 978-0-06-301137-3
Pages 304
Dimensions (packing) 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.6 cm
 
Subjects Miami, Florida, Baby, Broadway, Trial, Gender, University, #MeToo, Toddler, Campus, Law, Dating, Storytelling, Nashville, Employer, College, North Carolina, American Dream, Mary Jane, Modern Love, Bohemian, Crime, A cappella, Butler, Class, Dormitory, rich people, Boyfriend, Ghostwriter, Revenge, Employee, characters, West Palm Beach, justice, Relating to early adulthood, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Wealth, United States of America, USA, American South, Inequality, Anthologies: general, Toxic Masculinity, sexual violence, Parenthood, Kirkus, Plays, Playscripts, US South, due process, Lawyer, Point of View, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Southern, LITERATURE: FAMILY, Girlfriend, academia, Modern and Contemporary romance, Advocate, sorority, Fraternity, Privilege, Assault, Improv, Greek culture, publishers weekly, performers, Undergraduate, rufi thorpe, Title IX, Graduate School, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Family, college admissions, college student, f scott fitzgerald, indie next, booklist, page turners, books set in florida, refine, sexual relations, the moth, title 9, Young Women, Bustle, dorm, multiple points of view, young parents, starving artist, book page, kirkus reviews, dorm life, knockout queen, caterers, bookpage, greek system, LIBRARY JOURNAL, book reporter, mary atkins, carter university, girls from corona del mar, Extreme Wealth, Mary Adkins, dear fang with love, rich are different from you and me, books coming in august, house manager, jessica anya blau, town vs. gown, August books
 

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