[Skaffa] Livros Leave the World Behind
By Rumaan Alam
A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced
together on a long weekend gone terribly wrongAmanda and Clay head out to a
remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation:?a quiet reprieve from life in New
York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good
life in the luxurious home they?ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the
door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older black couple?it?s their house, and
they?ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the
city. But in this rural area?with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone
service?it?s hard to know what to believe.Should Amanda and Clay trust
this?couple?and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home,
isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from
one another??Suspenseful and provocative, Rumaan Alam?s third novel is keenly
attuned to the
