Rumaan Alam

The exhilarating new novel from the author of Leave the World Behind the book of an era Independent These characters their money and their morality come together in an absolutely devastating thunderclap KILEY REID bestselling author of Come and Get It A slow burn tale of connivance and deceit with a knockout ending OBSERVER Money talks But what if it lies An ambitious young Black woman plotting her way into the world of the one percent An old white billionaire facing his own extinction He s attracted to her intelligence her refusal to be deferential maybe also her Blackness She s drawn to his power and money and his apparent willingness to share both with her But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve Taut unsettling and alive to the seductive distortions of money Entitlement is a biting tale for our new gilded age A GUARDIAN HIGHLIGHT FOR 2024 Praise for Leave the World Behind Alam is a worthy descendant of Don DeLillo SUNDAY TIMES A book that could have been tailor made for our times THE TIMES Intense incisive I loved this DAVID NICHOLLS I was hooked from the opening pages CLARE MACKINTOSH

From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshapedand unexpected new ones are forgedin moments of crisis.

A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongAmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home theyve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older coupleits their house, and theyve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural areawith the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone serviceits hard to know what to believe.Should Amanda and Clay trust this coupleand vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other? Suspenseful and provocative, Rumaan Alams third novel is keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshapedand unexpected new ones are forgedin moments of crisis.

From the bestselling author of Leave the World Behind the book of an era Independent a biting tale for our new gilded age A slow burn tale of connivance and deceit with a knockout ending OBSERVER Money talks But what if it lies An ambitious young Black woman plotting her way into the world of the one percent An old white billionaire facing his own extinction He s attracted to her intelligence her refusal to be deferential maybe also her Blackness She s drawn to his power and money and his apparent willingness to share both with her But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve

NOW A MAJOR GLOBAL NETFLIX ADAPTATION STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, KEVIN BACON, ETHAN HAWKE AND MAHERSHALA ALI*A THE TIMES #1 BESTSELLER**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2021*'Easily the best thing I have read all year' KILEY REID, AUTHOR OF SUCH A FUN AGE'Intense, incisive, I loved this and have still not quite shaken off the unease' DAVID NICHOLLS'I was hooked from the opening pages' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Simply breathtaking . . . An extraordinary book, at once smart, gripping and hallucinatory' OBSERVER

Easily the best thing I have read all year' KILEY REID, AUTHOR OF SUCH A FUN AGE'Intense, incisive, I loved this and have still not quite shaken off the unease' DAVID NICHOLLS'Simply breathtaking . . .An extraordinary book, at once smart, gripping and hallucinatory' OBSERVER***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongAmanda and Clay head to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a holiday: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they've rented for the week. But with a late-night knock on the door, the spell is broken. Ruth and G.H., an older couple who claim to own the home, have arrived there in a panic. These strangers say that a sudden power outage has swept the city, and - with nowhere else to turn - they have come to the country in search of shelter. But with the TV and internet down, and no phone service, the facts are unknowable.Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple - and vice versa? What has happened back in New York? Is the holiday home, isolated from civilisation, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one another?_______SOON TO BE A MAJOR GLOBAL NETFLIX ADAPTATION STARRING DENZEL WASHINGTON AND JULIA ROBERTSFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2020A DAILY TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAREveryone is talking about LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND'You will probably need to read it in as close to one sitting as possible' Sunday Times'A page-turner taking in themes of isolation, race and class' Guardian'A book that could have been tailor-made for our times' The Times'A literary page-turner that will keep you awake even after it ends'Mail on Sunday'An exceptional examination of race and class and what the world looks like when it's ending' Roxane Gay'A thrilling book - one that will speak to readers who have felt the terror of isolation in these recent months and one that will simultaneously, as great books do, lift them out of it' Vogue'Explores complex ideas about privilege and fate with miraculous wit and grace' Jenny Offill'For the reader, the invisible terror outside in Leave the World Behind echoes the sense of disquiet today in a world convulsed by the pandemic' Financial Times'Alam's achievement is to see that his genre's traditional arc, which relies on the idea of aftermath, no longer makes sense. Today, disaster novels call for something different' New Yorker'Read it with the lights on' Jenna Bush Hager, October Book Club pick

Escrita antes de la pandemia, Dejar el mundo atrás es una distopía magnética, vibrante y profética.«La novela que buscarán las próximas generaciones cuando quieran saber cómo vivimos la pesadilla del

Escrita antes de la pandemia, Dejar el mundo atrás es una distopía magnética, vibrante y profética.«La novela que buscarán las próximas generaciones cuando quieran saber cómo vivimos la pesadilla del

Escrita antes de la pandemia, Dejar el mundo atrás es una distopía magnetica, vibrante y profetica. "La novela quebuscarán las próximas generaciones cuando quieran saber cómo vivimos la pesadilla del 2020".The Guardian Amanda y Clay se dirigen a un rincon remoto de Long Island con la idea de tomarse un descanso de su ajetreada vida en Nueva York: un respiro de fin de semana en una casa de lujo en compañia de su hijo y su hija. Sin embargo, el hechizo se rompe de madrugada, cuando Ruth y G. H., una pareja mayor, llama a la puerta: son los propietarios de la casa y se han presentado alli en estado de panico con la noticia de que un apagon repentino ha barrido la ciudad. De repente, las dos familias empiezan a presenciar extraños fenomenos de la naturaleza, como una manada de ciervos que huye despavorida y siembra el caos en el jardin.La critica ha dicho..."Una fabula hipnotica y adictiva con ecos de la angustiosa situacion actual. [...] Escrita antes de que se desencadenara esta crisis sanitaria, ofrece muchas claves de este mundo pandemico".El Periodico "Una historia hecha a medida para estos tiempos".The Times"El mundo invisible y terrorifico de este libro

Una novel·la magnètica sobre dues famílies que no es coneixen i es veuen obligades viure junts el que sembla la fi del món. L’Amanda i en Clay acaben d’arribar a la casa de luxe que han llogat per un

Escrita antes de la pandemia, Dejar el mundo atrás es una distopía magnética, vibrante y profética. «La novela que buscarán las próximas generaciones cuando quieran saber cómo vivimos la pesadilla d