The Emperor's Children

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• Point of collapse

  The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud 431pp, Picador, £14.99 Claire Messud's novel has a lot to live up to - not merely due to its inclusion on the Booker longlist, let alone its imposing size, but because a glance at the first line of the cover (" ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• The Emperor's Children By Claire Messud

  The main characters in Claire Messud's new novel are awful people, but such is the writer's skill and empathy in presenting them that you stick with them anyway. The setting is mostly Manhattan in the months before September 11, 2001 an era that seem ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  The Emperor's children

  In MAnhattan three thirty-years old friends are seeking their fortunes. But the arrival of a cousin of one of them forces them to confront their desires and expectations. Thick book, very involving, well written.

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• I hate to abandon a book, but this had several dull characters and the storyline skipped around too much for my taste. I just don't have it in me to force myself to finish it!

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• English Books
• Paperback 581 Pages
• ISBN-10: 033045109X
• ISBN-13: 9780330451093
• Publisher: Picador
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2006
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani

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