A Week in December (Vintage International)

by Sebastian Faulks

Dan Stevens (Narrator)

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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.
  • ISBN10 1846571987
  • ISBN13 9781846571985
  • Publish Date 3 September 2009
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 10 August 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Cornerstone
  • Imprint Random House Audiobooks
  • Edition Abridged edition
  • Format Audiobook (CD)
  • Duration 5 hours and 36 minutes
  • Language English