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You’re \u003cb\u003epropelled forward by the twists and turns \u003c\/b\u003eof the novel’s form, the conviction that Diaz has another trick up his sleeve * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eDiaz is a narrative genius whose work easily encompasses both a grand scope and the crisp and whiplike line. \u003ci\u003eTrust \u003c\/i\u003ebuilds its world and characters with subtle aplomb. \u003cb\u003eWhat a radiant, profound and moving novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lauren Groff, author of \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharp and affecting .\u003c\/b\u003e . . In this \u003cb\u003eliterary Rubik’s Cube\u003c\/b\u003e, Diaz provides a viable, and \u003cb\u003ehugely entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e, argument that once a pen is put to paper an element of veracity is always lost. 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A story within a story within a story. -- Roxane Gay, author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExquisite\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eA clever, literary kaleidoscope\u003c\/b\u003e that constantly challenges the realities it puts forward, requiring you to step back, and look again * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDestined to become one of the great novels of our time \u003c\/b\u003e. . . A literary page-turner that offers compulsive reading with exquisite prose . . . \u003cb\u003eSurprising, engrossing and beautifully executed\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngrossing\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Diaz perfects different voices with \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003eagility * The Herald *\u003cbr\u003eThrough\u003cb\u003e perfectly formed sentences and the skilful unpicking of certainties,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrust\u003c\/i\u003e creates a great portrait of New York across an entire century of change . . . A work possessed of real power and purpose . . . It’s \u003cb\u003ea testament to Diaz’s cunning abilities as a writer\u003c\/b\u003e that you end his book thinking that – if truth is your goal – you might be better off relying on a novelist than a banker * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrust \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eglints with wonder and knowledge and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e. Its plotlines are as etched and surreal as Art Deco geometry, while inside that architecture are people who feel appallingly real.\u003cb\u003e This novel is very classical and very original\u003c\/b\u003e: Balzac would be proud, but so would Borges. -- Rachel Kushner, Man Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erip-roaring, razor-sharp\u003c\/b\u003e dissection of capitalism, class, greed, and the meaning of money itself that also manages to be \u003cb\u003ea dazzling feat of storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e on its own terms . . .\u003cb\u003e Uniquely brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eexhilarating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . a novel for the ages. * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmaculate\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTRUST \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea work of assured virtuosity, lightly-worn wisdom, and immense impact\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat \u003cb\u003erare jewel of a book\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ejaw-dropping storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e against the backdrop of \u003cb\u003ebeautiful writing\u003c\/b\u003e. 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This \u003cb\u003eunquestionably smart and sophisticated novel \u003c\/b\u003enot only mirrors truth, but \u003cb\u003ehelps us to better understand the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003eFor all its\u003cb\u003e elegant complexity and brilliant construction\u003c\/b\u003e, Diaz's novel is \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eA captivating tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e that will astound readers with its formal invention and contemporary relevance. -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003eDiaz's \u003ci\u003eTrust \u003c\/i\u003eexposes the wild power that narrative holds . . . over the economy, historiography, hierarchies, over a person's life, truth, over the reader. \u003cb\u003eA powerful, sinister tale in the form of a nesting doll\u003c\/b\u003e, around which the modern economy fashions larger and larger macho casings -- Caoilinn Hughes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich and prismatic . . . 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He is the author of a number of highly acclaimed plays and of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHunkeler crime\u003c\/i\u003e series, now with ten titles published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstrid Freuler\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Lidney, Gloucestershire. 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Early in the 1940s, Steinbeck became a filmmaker with The Forgotten Village (1941) and a serious student of marine biology with Sea of Cortez (1941). He devoted his services to the war, writing Bombs Away (1942) and the controversial play-novelette The Moon is Down (1942), Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), The Pearl (1947), A Russian Journal (1948), another experimental drama, Burning Bright (1950), and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951) preceded publication of the monu-mental East of Eden (1952), an ambitious saga of the Salinas Valley and his own family's history.  The last decades of his life were spent in New York City and Sag Harbor with his third wife, with whom he travelled widely. 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It’s a testament to Kennedy’s talents that we come to love and care so much about her characters * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThrilling, wise, and moving, \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable novel about the wages of love in a time marked by brutality, strife, and above all, a will to hope. A totally absorbing read -- Brandon Taylor, author of REAL LIFE and FILTHY ANIMALS\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing . . . Wise far beyond its first book status, \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry * Oprah Daily *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly depicted . . . 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Kennedy manages the tension expertly\u003c\/b\u003e, steadily steering us to an explosive climax with no frills * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eInsightful, humane and utterly determined to find its own freedoms, \u003ci\u003eTrespasses\u003c\/i\u003e is a bright flare of energy and wit, Kennedy \u003cb\u003ea writer of exceptional empathy, style and skill\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis cleverly crafted love story about ordinary lives ravaged by violence tears at your heart without succumbing to sentimentality. 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In fewer than 300 pages, it managed to do all the things I want novels to do – tell me something about the world, give me a tiny glimpse into the otherness of others, and, most of all, give me that ache of longing as I turned the last page and realised I would never meet these characters again -- Tahmima Anam * Observer, Best Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eWhy do some people become radicalised? It’s a question I’ve explored with experts on-air, but perhaps fiction can provide greater insight. 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The result is powerful, and in this making of a new home for the old story of the small girl who takes it upon herself to speak truth to power, she produces what I think you can truly call a contemporary classic -- Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/i\u003e left me awestruck, shaken, on the edge of my chair, filled with admiration for her courage and ambition. Recommended reading for prime ministers and presidents everywhere -- Peter Carey\u003cbr\u003eElegant and evocative ... A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world, tipping its hat to the same dilemma in the ancient one * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eTwo families’ fates are devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love? * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eBuilds to one of the most memorable final scenes I’ve read in a novel this century ... There is high, high music in the air at the end of \u003ci\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/i\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/i\u003e blazes with the kind of annihilating devastation that transcends grief * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eRetells \u003ci\u003eAntigone \u003c\/i\u003eagainst the backdrop of contemporary London, weaving a poignant and timely tale of two British Muslim families with differing ideas about loyalty to the state * Observer, Fiction to Look out for in 2017 *\u003cbr\u003eConflicts of loyalty in two British Muslim families unfold against a backdrop of religious fundamentalism – this is geopolitics made arrestingly personal * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eShamsie’s simple, lucid prose plays in perfect harmony with the heartbeat of modern times. \u003ci\u003eHome Fire\u003c\/i\u003e deftly reveals all the ways in which the political is as personal as the personal is political. 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