Carnegie Hill Jonathan Vatner by Jonathan Vatner 9781250174765, 1250174767 instant download after payment.

Deception is just another day in the lives of the elite. A fresh debut novel that chronicles the lives of the Upper East Side.

"Vatner's debut novel is absorbing and comforting in its omniscient perspective and delicate handling of its carousel of characters.  A good old-fashioned read on the venerable theme of marriage."  -  Kirkus Reviews

At age thirty-three, Penelope “Pepper” Bradford has no career, no passion and no children. Her intrusive parents still treat her like a child. Moving into the Chelmsford Arms with her fiancé Rick, an up-and-coming financier, and joining the co-op board give her some control over her life — until her parents take a gut dislike to Rick and urge Pepper to call off the wedding. When, the week before the wedding, she glimpses a trail of desperate text messages from Rick’s obsessed female client, Pepper realizes that her parents might be right.

"Carnegie Hill has got to be one of the most charming, hilarious, and insightful books I've read in ages. When it comes to New York's (often befuddled) elite, Vatner has an eagle eye for detail and an ear for whip-smart dialogue. This is an assured, heartfelt debut."   -  Grant Ginder, author of Honestly, We Meant Well

Jonathan Vatner's Carnegie Hill is a belated-coming-of-age novel about sustaining a marriage — and knowing when to walk away. It chronicles the lives of wealthy New Yorkers and the staff who serve them, as they suffer together and rebound, struggle to free themselves from family entanglements, deceive each other out of love and weakness, and fumble their way to honesty.