I loved the different perspectives the author created to shine light onto the main characters. Focused on success and individualism during the 20th century, the novel twists and turns events, timelines and interpretations, very much like a mystery with an eluding plot, that keeps changing as new information is shown to the reader, through voices of different witnesses. The ending is unexpected. More questions are left hanging, as the action progresses, the reader is challenged to draw conclusions or to seek even further between the inconsistencies of overlapping destinies. The strong female characters and the multiple faces of winning in rising corporate America, portrayed in this novel make it a brilliant work of fiction.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize The Sunday Times Bestseller
Trust is a sweeping, unpredictable novel about power, wealth and truth, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York. Perfect for fans of Succession.
Can one person change the course of history?
A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and this wealthy man's story - of greed, love and betrayal - is about to slip from his grasp.
I particularly enjoyed the two different author voices, one narrating from present into future, the other one from present into past. The nature symbolism represented by the bees is an inspired mirror for the plot and the characters, somehow connecting the very human conflicts and events to a rather simpler causality, where acceptance is given and efortless. Dancing between a teenager universe, focused on self-awareness and discovery of authentic self, despite prejudice, and an adult universe, caring about protecting the loved ones and healing personal trauma, the plot challenged the reader to think about inclusion, diversity, appearance, love and friendship.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • PEOPLE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up…
The detailed description of the struggles a young intelligent woman faces, in a professional domain dominated by men, that is depicted in this book, is a very appealing topic for nowadays, especially when characters are inspired by reality. The writing is affectionate and insightful, even when it describes traumatic episodes, thus adding to the charm of the strong main female character. The book raises questions to the reader about the authenticity of agreed-upon history, unknown merits, justice and gender equality.
From beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of a not-so-famous scientist who not only loved Albert Einstein, but also shaped the theories that brought him lasting renown. In the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Paula McClain, Marie Benedict's The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. This novel resurrects Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated. Was she simply Einstein's sounding board, an assistant performing complex mathematical…
Lia, a tenacious woman who has been working successfully on her own for many years, starts a new project, one that is very dear to her: A teahouse where tired people would be able to rest and to find their balance. Having faced several challenges that had tested her will and her confidence in her own path, Lia now wants to help other people who are in need of support. She surrounds herself with talented people, together with whom she turns her dreams into reality, and, day after day, the teahouse becomes a sanctuary for innocence.
But not everything is as it seems… some visitors hide dark intentions. Attracted by the brightness and the beauty of the teahouse and giving in to their predatory nature, they attack in subtle and ferocious ways. How will Lia manage to defend the harmony of the present from these disturbing forces?
