Moral Hazard
Moral Hazard
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Moral Hazard by Kate Jennings
A unique book by an extraordinary writer.humane and unsparing; witty, unsettling, and wildly intelligent.--Shirley Hazzard, author of The Transit of Venus
A piercing novel, gleaming with facets of hard-won knowledge, polished by experience and a keen intelligence.--Publisher's Weekly
On Wall Street in the 1990s, where ego, vanity and hypocrisy run rife, an ex-radical feminist takes a job as a corporate speechwriter to support her older husband, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimers.
Kate Jennings' novels, Snake and Moral Hazard, were both New York Times Notable Books. Born in Australia, she has lived in New York since 1979.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781922182159 |
| ISBN 10 | 192218215X |
| Title | Moral Hazard |
| Author | Kate Jennings |
| Series | Text Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Text Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Winner of Australian Literature Society Gold Medal 2003 (Australia), Winner of NSW Premier's Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2003 (Australia), Winner of Adelaide Festival Fiction Prize 2004 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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