A Week in December

Sebastian Faulks

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Published by Cornerstone Publishing
Read by Dan Stevens

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EAN: 9781846571985
Published: 3 Sep 2009

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Synopsis

A Week in December is Sebastian Faulks's first wholly contemporary novel. Set in London, it's a brilliant social satire, structured like a thriller, that takes place over the course of a single week at the end of 2007. It brings together an intriguing cast of characters, each apparently in his or her own world but - as gradually becomes clear - ultimately intricately related. The anti-hero, John Veals, is a shadily successful and boundlessly ambitious Dickensian figure who is trading billions and other characters include a teenage Muslim fanatic, a Polish footballer, a female tube driver, a literary critic, a care worker and a chutney tycoon. As the story builds to its climax, Faulks pulls together powerful ideas about family, money, religion, and the way we live now.

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What the critics say

The plot wonderfully connects all these characters, taking them on a journey that leaves the listener with no idea whether they are to be dealt a tragic or happy hand until the very end.
- Daily Express

There are moments ... that truly hit home...this book is an old-fashioned call to retrace our path, return to a more connected existence.
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Skilfully abridged by Kati Nicholl, it is given enriched characterisation by the narrator Dan Stevens
- The Times

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About the Author

Sebastian Faulks was born and brought up in Newbury, Berkshire. He worked in journalism before starting to write books. He is best known for the French trilogy, The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray (1989-1997) and is also the author of a triple biography, The Fatal Englishman (1996); a small book of literary parodies, Pistache (2006); and the novels Human Traces (2005) and Engleby (2007). He lives in London with his wife and their three children.

Sebastian Faulks