The Unfolding A Novel
The Unfolding A Novel by A.M. Homes, published by Penguin on September 5, 2023, is a 416-page work that delves into the complexities of American politics and family dynamics. This narrative explores the aftermath of the 2008 presidential election through the lens of a family grappling with their identities and aspirations. The story centers on the Big Guy, who, driven by a desire to reclaim his version of the American Dream, assembles a group of like-minded men while facing personal turmoil within his family.
Readers will encounter a blend of political satire and alternative history as Homes examines the unpredictable nature of her characters and the rifts in American identity. The novel addresses themes of truth, freedom, and democracy, revealing the explosive consequences of differing interpretations of these concepts within a household. With its darkly comic tone, The Unfolding invites reflection on the dynamics of power and the personal struggles that accompany it, making it a significant addition to contemporary fiction.
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“[A] much-anticipated, wickedly funny and sharply observed political satire…This novel of politics and family brings readers to the fault line of American politics.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Beyond being good or bad, the characters in this impressive book are, above all things, unpredictable.”—Wall Street Journal
One family will remake America. Even if they fall apart trying. A.M. Homes delivers us back to ourselves in this stunning alternative history that is both terrifyingly prescient, deeply tender and devastatingly funny.
The Big Guy loves his family, money and country. Undone by the results of the 2008 presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of the American Dream. As they build a scheme to disturb and disrupt, the Big Guy also faces turbulence within his family. His wife, Charlotte, grieves a life not lived, while his 18-year-old daughter, Meghan, begins to realize that her favorite subject—history—is not exactly what her father taught her.
In a story that is as much about the dynamics within a family as it is about the desire for those in power to remain in power, Homes presciently unpacks a dangerous rift in American identity, prompting a reconsideration of the definition of truth, freedom and democracy—and exploring the explosive consequences of what happens when the same words mean such different things to people living together under one roof.
From the writer who is always “razor sharp and furiously good” (Zadie Smith), a darkly comic political parable braided with a Bildungsroman that takes us inside the heart of a divided country.
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