Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

Money talks. But what if it lies?

An ambitious young Black woman, plotting her way into the world of the one percent.
An old white billionaire, facing his own extinction.
He's attracted to her intelligence, her refusal to be deferential, maybe also her Blackness.
She's drawn to his power and money - and his apparent willingness to share both with her.
But how far is each prepared to go to get what they think they deserve?

Taut, unsettling, and alive to the seductive distortions of money, Entitlement is a biting tale for our new gilded age.

REVIEWS

"Written with Alam's customary alertness to how small details ... can reveal a whole life, Entitlement is an engrossing exploration of the pitfalls of privilege and philanthropy." ― Spectator

"Rumaan Alam is a rarity ... It feels like the setup of a familiar drama about workplace power and its abuses, but Alam has something more interesting in mind ... Entitlement - a psychological thriller that subtly turns into a vicious exposé of affluent liberalism - also sneaks up on you, and wins you over ."― New York Times Book Review

"Alam's writing is loose-limbed, expertly observed, flying along with the engine of a commercial novel and the fine eye of a literary one." ― Guardian

PRODUCT DETAILS
Trade Paperback
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 978-0593949047
Pages: 288