{"product_id":"long-island-compromise","title":"Long Island Compromise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Is this book as good \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e? It's better\" \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Might be a masterpiece\" HUGH LAURIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The best book I've read this year\" HARLAN COBEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Very, very good\" ELIZABETH DAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This book is DYNAMITE. Inhaled it in two sittings\" CAITLIN MORAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Shocking, tender, profound and delicious\" EMILY MAITLIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Lavishly comic\" \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A lip-smacking tale\" \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Elegant and devastating\" \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFleishman Is in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e comes a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and its inheritance - the safety and wealth that they fought for, and the precarity of their survival that is their legacy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, Carl Fletcher, a wealthy businessman, is kidnapped from his driveway in a well-to-do neighbourhood of Long Island. He endures brutal treatment before being released back to his family, but the scars of the ordeal are indelible. Despite this, Carl, along with his wife and three children, strive to resume their place within the American dream, maintaining their affluent lifestyle and outwardly appearing to have moved on from the trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, nearly forty years later, the passing of Carl's mother triggers a cascade of revelations. It becomes clear that Carl has been relentlessly seeking closure for the kidnapping incident for decades, an endeavour shrouded in secrecy from his loved ones. The family is forced to confront the stark reality that the wealth they believed would protect them was an illusion, incapable of providing the safety they so desperately sought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Island Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e spans generations, exploring the intricate web of history, tradition, and identity that defines American Jewish life. Through its multi-faceted narrative, the novel delves into timeless questions surrounding wealth, trauma, and the elusive American soul, weaving a richly textured tapestry that resonates with contemporary societal issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eLONG ISLAND COMPROMISE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The status book you'll want to be seen with\" \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"[A] scabrous satire\" \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This author's talents are boundless\" \u003ci\u003eLA TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Substantive and profound\" CATHY RENTZENBRINK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Greatness so often comes at the expense of what is enjoyable. \u003ci\u003eLong Island Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e is both, and then some\" \u003ci\u003eIPAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Exuberant and absorbing\" \u003ci\u003eATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eFLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"There is no one that this book isn't for . . . Pure brilliance\" INDIA KNIGHT, \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Could be one of the books of my entire lifetime. I've never felt so seen\" GRACE DENT, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Sharp and wicked, insightful and funny, and then suddenly so touching\" DAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A work of utter perfection\" ELIZABETH GILBERT\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712391733484,"sku":"9781472273048","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472273048.jpg?v=1725985323","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/long-island-compromise","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}