The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047

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Dysfunctional family navigates dystopian economic collapse.

If you've ever worried about a future where financial security becomes a myth, "The Mandibles" is chillingly relevant. Lionel Shriver crafts a tale that's more than just speculative fiction—it's a stark examination of familial bonds when the world's stability is swept away. Reading it, you might find yourself both entertained and disturbed, questioning the reliability of the economy and reflecting on what truly holds value when money loses its meaning.

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.

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047

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ISBN: 9780007560776
Authors: Lionel Shriver
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date of Publication: 2017-03-09
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.7
(rated by 11163 readers)

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In this eerily prophetic novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, a once-wealthy family faces the prospect of ruin. This apocalypse is financial – the dollar is in meltdown, America’s national debt far beyond repayment. It is 2029. The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their 97-year-old patriarch dies, but now their inheritance is turned to ash. Each family member must contend with disappointment, but also — as the effects of the downturn start to hit — the challenge of sheer survival. Recently affluent Avery is petulant that she can’t buy olive oil, while her sister Florence is forced to absorb strays into her increasingly cramped household. As their father Carter fumes at having to care for his demented stepmother now that a nursing home is too expensive, his sister Nollie, an expat author, returns from abroad at 73 to a country that’s unrecognizable. Perhaps only Florence’s oddball teenage son Willing, an economics autodidact, can save this formerly august American family from the streets…
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Dysfunctional family navigates dystopian economic collapse.

If you've ever worried about a future where financial security becomes a myth, "The Mandibles" is chillingly relevant. Lionel Shriver crafts a tale that's more than just speculative fiction—it's a stark examination of familial bonds when the world's stability is swept away. Reading it, you might find yourself both entertained and disturbed, questioning the reliability of the economy and reflecting on what truly holds value when money loses its meaning.

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.