The Banker's Daughter by Emran Mian
She has to ask: Has my father been lying to me all this time?As Hanna follows the trail of blood from Beirut to Lahore to London, her eyes are opened to the real world in which she has been living, a world in which men do whatever they want, women hold their peace and money buys the ability to avoid all responsibility.
"Shrewdly observed" -- Charlotte Runcie * The List *
"A carefully controlled and intelligent thriller, this is also a convincing exploration of the paralysing effects of life in a gilded vacuum" -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail *
"An effective, atmospheric thriller" -- Anthony Cummins * Metro *
"A stylish..blend of literary fiction and thriller" -- Catherine Taylor * Guardian *
"Bold and eloquent…comments intelligently on our complicity in financial foul play" -- David Evans * Financial Times *
"A carefully controlled and intelligent thriller, this is also a convincing exploration of the paralysing effects of life in a gilded vacuum" -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail *
"An effective, atmospheric thriller" -- Anthony Cummins * Metro *
"A stylish..blend of literary fiction and thriller" -- Catherine Taylor * Guardian *
"Bold and eloquent…comments intelligently on our complicity in financial foul play" -- David Evans * Financial Times *
Emran Mian is a civil servant working in the Cabinet Office. He wasn't involved in the bank bailouts; on the other hand, he did write the report that led to higher university tuition fees. He is a frequent contributor to Prospect magazine and the author of an acclaimed non-fiction book about the lives of autistic adults, Send In The Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism. This is his first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846556265 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846556260 |
| Title | The Banker's Daughter |
| Author | Emran Mian |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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