{"product_id":"the-fortunate-ones-paperback","title":"The Fortunate Ones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Tarkington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect read for fans of \u003ci\u003eSuccession \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As a novelist, Tarkington is the real deal. I can't wait to see this story reach a wide audience.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Paula McLain, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Charlie Boykin was young, he thought his life with his single mother on the working-class side of Nashville was perfectly fine. But when his mother arranges for him to be admitted as a scholarship student to an elite private school, he is suddenly introduced to what the world can feel like to someone cushioned by money. That world, he discovers, is an almost irresistible place where one can bend--and break--rules and still end up untarnished. As he gets drawn into a friendship with a charismatic upperclassman, Archer Creigh, and an affluent family that treats him like an adopted son, Charlie quickly adapts to life in the upper echelons of Nashville society. Under their charming and alcohol-soaked spell, how can he not relax and enjoy it all--the lack of anxiety over money, the easy summers spent poolside at perfectly appointed mansions, the lavish parties, the freedom to make mistakes knowing that everything can be glossed over or fixed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But over time, Charlie is increasingly pulled into covering for Archer's constant deceits and his casual bigotry. At what point will the attraction of wealth and prestige wear off enough for Charlie to take a stand--and will he? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of Wiley Cash, Ann Patchett, and Pat Conroy, \u003ci\u003eThe Fortunate Ones\u003c\/i\u003e is an immersive, elegantly written story that conveys both the seductiveness of this world and the corruption of the people who see their ascent to the top as their birthright.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728604860479,"sku":"9781643752006","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8aba9a8567958921f0cc82a524d2fe2e.webp?v=1765119114","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-fortunate-ones-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}