America America

For fans of Philip Roth, John Updike, Richard Ford, John Irving and Empire Falls by Richard Russo (winner of the Pulitzer in 2002) A New York Times bestseller Definite appeal at a time when interest in US politics has never been greater

'A many-layered epic of class, politics, sex, death, and social history its reach is wide and its touch often masterly' John UpdikeIt is 1971. Nixon is in the White House, the war in Vietnam shows no sign of ending, and Corey Sifter, the young son of working-class parents, is befriended by the powerful Metarey family, whose patriarch is a kingmaker in the world of New York politics. Before long Corey is an aide to the great Senator Henry Bonwiller as he runs for the Democratic Presidential nomination. But as the campaign gains momentum, a dreadful crime is committed and Corey is forced to reconcile his part in a complex tangle of morality, politics, gratitude, love and loyalty.