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Synopsis
Three brothers caught up in a whirlwind week of love, blackmail, and betrayal that culminates in an assassination plot, set against the dramatic backdrop of 1930s New York.
June 1939. With Europe on the brink of another World War, Francis Dempsey and his deaf-mute and shell-shocked brother, Michael, are en route to New York City, masquerading as minor British nobles aboard a luxury ocean liner, having absconded with a small fortune stolen from the IRA. Their destination is the house of their older brother, Martin, a jazz musician. But when Tom Cronin, a retired henchman seeking redemption through a final job, tracks the brothers down, Francis must capitulate to blackmail or have his family suffer fatal consequences.
New York, meanwhile, is suffused with an electric feeling of hope, caught up in the fervor of the World's Fair that will host King George and Queen Elizabeth, the first time in history a reigning British monarch has set foot on American soil. Over the course of one tumultuous week, THE WORLD OF TOMORROW brims with conmen, politicians, artists, musicians, mobsters, and molls -- characters haunted by their pasts and connected by blood, love, and chance. When the befuddled Michael disappears, wandering the streets of Manhattan alone, his only hope may be the mysterious Czech photographer who takes him under her wing. With Michael missing and Francis embroiled in an assassination plot, the brothers' long-awaited reunion with Martin may be short-lived.
From the smoky, boozy nightclubs of Harlem to the mansions of the wealthy and powerful to the backroom warrens of mobsters on the make, Brendan Mathews brings prewar New York to vivid, pulsing life. The sweeping and intricate storytelling of this remarkable debut is set against the resonant backdrop of an America that blithely hoped it could avoid the war and focus instead on the promise inherent in the slogan of the World's Fair: a peaceful, prosperous "World of Tomorrow."
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The World Of Tomorrow
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Simon And Schuster, London, 2017
ISBN 10 : 1925640612
ISBN 13 : 9781925640618
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 549 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. N° de réf. du vendeur 168825
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World of Tomorrow
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ISBN 10 : 1925640612
ISBN 13 : 9781925640618
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Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Brendan Mathews Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Reminiscent of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay . With the wit of a '30s screwball comedy, this one grabs the reader from the beginning to its suspenseful climax'. Publishers Weekly starred review From the opening scene of a shameless Irish charmer posing as a wealthy Scottish lord, this rollicking tale of love, blackmail and betrayal in 1930s New York takes you captive. Only ten days before Sir Angus McFarquar, aka Irish scamp Francis Xavier Dempsey, had been released from a Dublin prison for his father's funeral when he and his brother were whisked to a getaway car bound for an IRA 'safe' house. When the house explodes and cash rains from the sky, the boys take the money and run . When Tom Cronin, a former hitman forced into one last job, tracks the Dempsey brothers down in New York, their lives collide spectacularly. From the smoky jazz joints of Harlem to the mobster warehouses in Hell's Kitchen, The World of Tomorrow delivers superb storytelling, unforgettable characters, and a thoroughly good time. It's easy to see why it was picked as of the top six debuts novels for 2017 at Book Expo's 'Buzz Panel'. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781925640618-SECONDHAND
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The World Of Tomorrow
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Simon & Schuster Australia, 2017
ISBN 10 : 1925640612
ISBN 13 : 9781925640618
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 'Reminiscent of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. With the wit of a '30s screwball comedy, this one grabs the reader from the beginning to its suspenseful climax'. Publishers Weekly starred review From the opening scene of a shameless Irish charmer posing as a wealthy Scottish lord, this rollicking tale of love, blackmail and betrayal in 1930s New York takes you captive. Only ten days before Sir Angus McFarquar, aka Irish scamp Francis Xavier Dempsey, had been released from a Dublin prison for his father's funeral when he and his brother were whisked to a getaway car bound for an IRA 'safe' house. When the house explodes and cash rains from the sky, the boys take the money and run. When Tom Cronin, a former hitman forced into one last job, tracks the Dempsey brothers down in New York, their lives collide spectacularly. Uncorrected Proof. 400 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 1588111
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