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The Expectations
The Expectations
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From a dazzling new voice in American fiction (Jennifer Egan), a finely drawn portrait of American privilege and a subtle exploration of class, race, and tradition. St. James is an exclusive New England boarding school known for grooming generations of leaders. Ben Weeks is a true insider -- his ancestors helped found St. James, his older brother taught him all the slang, and he's just won a national championship in squash.
But after fourteen long years of waiting, Ben arrives at school only to find that the reality of St. James doesn't quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time, his new roommate, Ahmed Al-Khaled, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik, can't navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long, each of them must face losing it forever.
Tender, sharp, and evocative, The Expectations is a compelling novel about the pain and treachery of adolescence, and the difficulty -- wherever one finds oneself -- of truly belonging.
Author: Alexander Tilney
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 07/16/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316450379
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 05/27/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 32
But after fourteen long years of waiting, Ben arrives at school only to find that the reality of St. James doesn't quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time, his new roommate, Ahmed Al-Khaled, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik, can't navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long, each of them must face losing it forever.
Tender, sharp, and evocative, The Expectations is a compelling novel about the pain and treachery of adolescence, and the difficulty -- wherever one finds oneself -- of truly belonging.
Author: Alexander Tilney
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 07/16/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316450379
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2019 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 05/27/2019
Booklist 06/01/2019 pg. 32
About the Author
Alexander Tilney received an MFA from Warren Wilson College and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. His writing has appeared in the Southwest Review, Gelf Magazine, and the Journal of The Office for Creative Research. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner, theater artist Sarah Hughes. The Expectations is his first novel.
