The Mandibles: A Family, 2029¿2047

THE BRILLIANT NEW NOVEL FROM THE ORANGE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN.¿Distinctly chilling¿ Independent ¿Unsettling as it is entertaining¿ Financial Times¿It''s scaring the hell out of me¿ Tracy ChevalierIn this eerily prophetic novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, a once-wealthy family faces the prospect of ruin. This apocalypse is financial ¿ the dollar is in meltdown, America¿s national debt far beyond repayment.It is 2029.The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune filtering down when their 97-year-old patriarch dies, but now their inheritance is turned to ash. Each family member must contend with disappointment, but also ¿ as the effects of the downturn start to hit ¿ the challenge of sheer survival.Recently affluent Avery is petulant that she can¿t buy olive oil, while her sister Florence is forced to absorb strays into her increasingly cramped household. As their father Carter fumes at having to care for his d