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Description
20-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens. An innocent in matters of politics and money, he becomes caught up in the Feddins' world: its grand parties, its surprising alliances, its parade of monsters both comic and menacing. In an era of endless possibility, he finds himself able to pursue his own private obssession with beauty--a prize as compelling to him as power and riches are to his friends.
Media reviews
But the plot isn’t the point. This novel’s pleasures are thick and deep, growing out of the brilliant observational powers of the main character.
Awards
Booker Prize (Longlist — 2004)
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 2004)
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Novel — 2004)
National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2004)
Stonewall Book Award (Honor Book — Literature — 2005)
The Economist Best Books (2004.4)
Salon Book Award (2004)
Christian Science Monitor Best Book (Fiction — 2004)
Village Voice Favorite Books (2004)
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Original publication date
2004