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Leave the world behind : a novel / Rumaan Alam.
A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. 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 reshaped -- and unexpected new ones are forged -- in moments of crisis. Amanda 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 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 other?
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- ISBN: 9780062667656
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Ecco, 2020. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 784 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Subject: | Families > Fiction. Electric power failures > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. Trust > Fiction. United States > Race relations > Fiction. Long Island (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Suspense fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Electronic books. |