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Intriguing narratives intertwine around 1920's power dynamics.

"Trust" strikes a chord with its exploration of wealth, influence, and the moral contortions needed to navigate a gilded yet cutthroat era. The characters' vivid voices and intertwined tales invite you to contemplate the true cost of ambition and the elusive nature of truth amidst societal upheaval. If the Roaring Twenties and complex psychological portraits captivate you, this book could resonate deeply with your sense of intrigue and historical zest.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2023)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2022)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Joyce Carol Oates Prize Nominee (2023)
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ISBN: 9781529074499
Authors: Hernan Diaz
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2022-08-04
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.81
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From an award-winning chronicler of our nation's history and its legends comes his much-anticipated novel about wealth and talent, trust and intimacy, truth and perception. Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the brilliant daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth. But the secrets around their affluence and grandeur incite gossip. Rumors about Benjamin's financial maneuvers and Helen's reclusiveness start to spread--all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. At what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of a successful 1938 novel entitled 'Bonds', which all of New York seems to have read. But it isn't the only version of this tale of privilege and deceit. Hernan Diaz's 'Trust' brilliantly puts the story of these characters into conversation with other accounts--and in tension with the life and perspective of a young woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. The result is a novel that becomes more exhilarating and profound with each new layer and revelation. Provocative and propulsive, Trust engages the listener in a quest for the truth while confronting the reality-warping gravitational pull of money and how power often manipulates facts. An elegant, multif
 

Intriguing narratives intertwine around 1920's power dynamics.

"Trust" strikes a chord with its exploration of wealth, influence, and the moral contortions needed to navigate a gilded yet cutthroat era. The characters' vivid voices and intertwined tales invite you to contemplate the true cost of ambition and the elusive nature of truth amidst societal upheaval. If the Roaring Twenties and complex psychological portraits captivate you, this book could resonate deeply with your sense of intrigue and historical zest.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2023)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2022)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2022)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Longlist (2023)
  • Joyce Carol Oates Prize Nominee (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.