A rural, working class New England town elects as its mayor a New
York hedge fund millionaire in this urgent and inspired novel for
our times. Mark Firth is a home builder in Howland, Massachusetts
who, after being swindled by a financial advisor, feels opportunity
passing him and his family by. What future can he promise to his
wife Karen and their young daughter Haley? When a wealthy money
manager, Philip Hadi, moves to Howland to escape post-9/11 New
York, he hires Mark to turn his his house into a secure location.
The collision of these two men's very different worlds -- rural vs
urban, middle class vs rich -- propels Jonathan Dee's powerful new
novel. After the town's first selectman passes away suddenly, Hadi
runs for office and begins subtly transforming the town in his
image with unexpected results for Mark and his extended family. THE
LOCALS is that rare work of fiction capable of capturing a fraught
American moment in real time. It is also a novel that is timeless
in its depiction of American small town life.
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