Entitlement

<p><b><u>The exhilarating new novel from the author of <i>Leave the World Behind </i>– ‘the book of an era’ </u></b><i>(Independent)</i><br><br><b>‘Expertly observed’ </b><i>GUARDIAN</i><br><b>‘A slow-burn tale of connivance and deceit with a knockout ending’ </b><i>OBSERVER</i><br><b>‘A</b><b>n engrossing exploration of the pitfalls of privilege and philanthropy</b><b>’ </b><i>SPECTATOR</i><br><br><b>Money talks. But what if it lies?</b><br><br>An ambitious young Black woman, plotting her way into the world of the one percent.<br>An old white billionaire, facing his own extinction.<br>He’s attracted to her intelligence, her refusal to be deferential, maybe also her Blackness.<br>She’s drawn to his power and money – and his apparent willingness to share both with her.<br>But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve?<br><br><b>Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, <i>Entitlement </i>is a biting tale for our new gilded age.</b><br><br>*A <i>GUARDIAN </i>HIGHLIGHT FOR 2024*<br><br><u><b>Praise for <i>Leave the World Behind</i></b></u><br><b>‘Alam is a worthy descendant of Don DeLillo’ </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><br><b>‘A book that could have been tailor-made for our times’</b> <i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>‘Intense, incisive, I loved this’ </b>DAVID NICHOLLS<br><b>‘I was hooked from the opening pages’</b> CLARE MACKINTOSH</p>