Trust – Hernan Diaz

Four takes on wealth, power, the marriage of the two and the marriage of a wealthy, powerful couple in turn-of-the-century America. Diaz’s novel consists of four fictions: one a novel about a Beauty and the Beast couple in 1920s New York, and three memoirs written by or about the couple on whom the first novel was based. As these strands weave together, we see to the heart of the American obsession with finance and success. Was there ever a better time to delve into the psyche of a New York tycoon?