Human Capital by Stephen Amidon

Human Capital by Stephen Amidon

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Human Capital by Stephen Amidon

Stephen Amidon's Human Capital is a gripping novel of new money, old jealousies, and the secret lives of parents and children in the suburbs. Now a major motion picture!

It's the spring of 2001. Drew Hagel has spent the last decade watching things slip away--his marriage, his real estate brokerage, and his beloved daughter, Shannon, now a distant and mysterious high school senior. But as summer approaches, Drew forms an unexpected friendship with Quint Manning, the manager of a secretive hedge fund. Drew sees the friendship leading to vast, frictionless wealth, but Drew doesn't know that Manning has problems of his own: his Midas touch is abandoning him, his restless wife has grown disillusioned, and his hard-drinking son is careening out of control.

As the fortunes of the Hagels and the Mannings collide, a terrible accident gives Drew the leverage he needs to stay in the game. At once brilliantly observed and masterfully paced, Human Capital by Stephen Amidon "deftly slices open the rich, corrupt heart of suburban America and lets its dark secrets bleed out" (Elle).

lices open the rich, corrupt heart of suburban America and lets its dark secrets bleed out" (Elle).lices open the rich, corrupt heart of suburban America and lets its dark secrets bleed out" (Elle).lices open the rich, corrupt heart of suburban America and lets its dark secrets bleed out" (Elle).

Subdivision (1992), Thirst (1993), and The Primitive (1995) are among Stephen Amidon's four prior works of fiction. He now lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts, with his wife and children, after working as a journalist, editor, and critic in London for fifteen years.

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ISBN 13 9781250785510
ISBN 10 1250785510
Title Human Capital
Author Stephen Amidon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Picador USA
Year published 2020-03-17
Number of pages 384
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