A few days ago I shared Cristina Alger’s sweet “Spotlight on Bookstores” post about BookHampton. She often visited there as a child, cementing wonderful memories that return to her each time she visits the bookshop as an adult.
Now, visitors to BookHampton (and other bookstores!) can make memories when they pick up a copy of Alger’s just-published novel, The Darlings, which has been called “a sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences.”
Here’s the publisher’s synopsis:
Now that he’s married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke suits. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. Thrilled with his good fortune in the midst of the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, Paul accepts the position.
But Paul’s luck is about to shift: a tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties lie – will he save himself while betraying his wife and in-laws or protect the family business at all costs?
Cristina Alger’s glittering debut novel interweaves the narratives of the Darling family, two eager SEC attorneys, and a team of journalists all racing to uncover – or cover up – the truth. With echoes of a fictional Too Big to Fail and the novels of Dominick Dunne,The Darlings offers an irresistible glimpse into the highest echelons of New York society – a world seldom seen by outsiders – and a fast-paced thriller of epic proportions.
Having been raised in New York City, worked as an analyst, and spent some time of her childhood summers in the Hamptons, Cristina Alger has been in contact with this world of which she speaks.
Would you like to step inside this world through the pages of The Darlings? To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below. This post will be open for entries until midnight on Thursday, February 23, and a winner announced on February 24. Giveaway is open to US/Canada mailing addresses only. Many thanks to Pamela Dorman Books / Penguin for providing the giveaway.
I saw this one on Shelf Awareness. It looked so interesting. I’d love to win a copy.
Trudi
February 17th, 2012 at 11:47 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
I would love to win a copy of “The Darlings” by Cristina Alger. When we lived in the East it was always such fun to drive through the Hamptons and try to imagine summering there instead of the usual one week in a tent in a state or national park!
Margaret
February 17th, 2012 at 9:53 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
I would absolutely love to read this!
Margaret
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Annie
February 17th, 2012 at 8:57 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
This story sounds special. Love to read this fascinating book. Many thanks.
Victoria Zumbrum
February 17th, 2012 at 11:25 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
Jpetroroy
February 17th, 2012 at 10:59 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
I’d love to read this one!
zibilee
February 17th, 2012 at 10:21 am · Edit | Delete | Spam
I am excited about this one as well, and would love the chance to read it. Thanks for the generous giveaway, Dawn!
Sounds like a great read! Thanks for a chance to win a copy!
Laura Kay
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The darlings sounds like a page turner. I would love to win a copy. Thanks.
Please enter my name for The Darlings.
Oh, how I love to read about a life different than mine! Sounds like a good book.
This sounds really interesting. Count me in, please.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Please enter me, Dawn. This one looks right up my alley
stacybooks at yahoo
I love books about NY society. Even though I live in the city, the lives of the privileged in the city still seem a world apart. I would love to win this – thanks for hosting.
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
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This is just the type of fiction that I love! I would love to win a copy!
This book sounds really good and very interesting. I would enjoy reading it. Please enter me. Thanks!
I so want to read this book! Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks:)
I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about this book. I’d love to read it! Thank you for the giveaway!
Fasinating subject looking forward to reading THE DARLINGS.