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A Week in December - Sebastian Faulks
A Week in December
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London, the week before Christmas 2007. Over seven wintry days, we follow the lives of seven characters across the city, from a hedge fund manager to a Tube train driver. Above the complex patterns of modern urban life, the writing on the wall appears in letters ten feet high, but the characters... show more
London, the week before Christmas 2007. Over seven wintry days, we follow the lives of seven characters across the city, from a hedge fund manager to a Tube train driver. Above the complex patterns of modern urban life, the writing on the wall appears in letters ten feet high, but the characters refuse to see it . As the gripping climax looms, they are forced, one by one,
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9781409099307 (140909930X)
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital
Edition language: English
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DES
DES rated it
I thoroughly enjoyed this book since it is a view on the state of our society represented by several intertwined characters that start off as apparent stereotypes but than the complexity and detail of real life is added to their stories. In my mind it is a good representation of 'the state of the na...
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel rated it
1.0
I knew I shouldn't have bought this.But, alas, I did. What could I have bought instead for 1.50 pounds? Mmmh...let's see- half iced vanilla latte at the local coffee place;- 5 litres of still mineral water from the cornershop;- a big bunch of fair trade bananas;And so it goes.I remember how 'A Week ...
REALJimBob
REALJimBob rated it
An odd ensemble cast production and not my normal type of novel at all. Faulks has brought together a list of almost entirely unlikeable characters -- Veals the amoral banker, happily crashing a bank filled with old folk's pensions while ignoring his 'chilly' wife and their poorly parented son who's...
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