Entitlement

An ambitious young Black woman is plotting her ascent. An old white billionaire is facing his own extinction. As their lives intersect, boundaries start to dissolve between haves and have-mores, predators and preyed upon, narcissism and good intentions.

On Sale 17 September 2024; preorder here

Should come with an undertow warning…I was pulled under.  Rumaan Alam has mastered that eerie moment when an ordinary gesture has the potential for disaster.

– Louise Erdrich

Alam writes with such delicacy and control. I know these characters, I've seen them at the gym, I've held the door open and they've walked through. These characters, their money, and their morality come together in an absolutely devastating thunderclap. This one definitely gets underneath the skin.

— Kiley Reid

Reading Entitlement felt like having a vise slowly tightened around my heart. With a luminous wit and an impeccable eye for detail, Alam has given us a rich, layered story of wealth and how it defines and distorts those who have it and those who aspire to it. Elegant, precise and devastating.

— Charles Yu

Rumaan Alam is one of my favorite writers and Entitlement held me spellbound from its evocative opening to its startling, audacious last pages.

— Danzy Senna

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