Books Details
Author : Rumaan Alam Pages : 336 pages Publisher : HarperLuxe Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0063029227 ISBN-13 : 9780063029224
Books Descriptions
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 they?ve rented for the week. But a late-night
knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older black
couple?it?s their house, and they?ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that
a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area?with the TV and
internet now down, and no cell phone service?it?s hard to know what to
believe.Should Amanda and Clay trust this?couple?and 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
another??Suspenseful and provocative, Rumaan Alam?s third novel is keenly
attuned to the
