The Emperor's Children by Claire MessudRead about the other entries on the list.
Though The Emperor's Children was published in 2007, the story follows three college friends in their early thirties in the months leading up to 9/11. The novel is distinctly shaped by New York after the attacks, and has been compared to the works of both Tom Wolfe and Edith Wharton.
The Emperor’s Children is on Jude Cook's top ten list of cousins in fiction, Jia Tolentino's list of recommended books, Rebecca Jane Stokes's list of ten must-reads for Liane Moriarty fans, Porochista Khakpour's top ten list of novels about 9/11, Jimmy So's list of five novels that deal with 9/11 in significant if oblique ways, Rachel Syme's list of the ten most attractive men in literature, the (London) Times' list of the 100 best books of the last decade, and the New York Times' list of the 10 best books of 2006.
--Marshal Zeringue
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