The heirs a novel by susan rieger

The heirs by susan rieger is a novel that explores marriage, family, betrayal, and memory. Rupert is a selfmade man possessing a drive that made him a hugely successful lawyer. A conversation with susan rieger, author of the heirs. What a surefooted and unfoolable writer susan rieger is and what a great book the heirs is. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Even more than that, it is an examination of relationships. A novel paperback 6 february 2018 by susan rieger author visit amazons susan rieger page. Kimberly farr, narrator this novel can aptly be described as the anatomy of a family. She is a graduate of columbia law school and has worked as a residential college dean at yale and as associate provost at columbia.

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Then there are the amazing times when a book sounds like one thing and turns out to be something even better. According to an interview with rieger the divorce papers, 2014, about 25 percent of the people who have dna testing learn that their fathers are people other than the men they thought they were. Susan rieger is the author of the 2014 novel the divorce papers. The heirs, by susan rieger, a novel that nearly fills that void for me. Rupert and eleanor falkes lives were the stuff of fairy tales, or. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The heirs by susan rieger is a portrait of the falkes family. Tired of the ignorance and shouting that is todays world. She was surprised by how much she enjoyed the entire exercise. What you need is the heirs, an understated, incisive novel about one wealthy family. The heirs ebook hennepin county library bibliocommons. In riegers the divorce papers incisive novel a wealthy manhattan family is thrown into disarray when their beloved patriarch, rupert falkes.

On sale may 23, 2017 q your debut novel, the divorce papers, was a modernday epistolary work that told the story of a hilariously contentious divorce entirely through emails, confessional letters, brisk memoranda, newspaper articles, interviews, cases, etc. Susan riegers the heirs shares the story of an upper west side new york family the falkes in the wake of ruperts, their patriarch, passing it follows the widow, eleanor, and her five adult children as they work through a strange, vera, suing their fathers estate, claiming him as the father of her own adult children. Unstoppably entertaining and astute, it describes its characters. Sometimes, misinterpreting book blurbs can be a big mistake, leading to disappointment and frustration. People fans of salingers stories about manhattans elite will enjoy this novel about privileged siblings who grapple with the state of their inheritance and longheld secrets that emerge. Within those relationships, this is a story of love, loyalty, and ultimately fidelity. The heirs by susan rieger meet your next favorite book. In riegers the divorce papers incisive novel a wealthy manhattan family is thrown into disarray when their beloved. The heirs is an absorbing pageturner, full of sex and secrets, and i loved getting to know the entire falkes clan. Gerald and anais were joined by guest host susan pogorzelski. The heirs by susan rieger overdrive rakuten overdrive. The heirs ebook by susan rieger 9781101904725 rakuten kobo. Moving seamlessly through a constellation of rich, arresting voices, the heirs is a tale out edith wharton for the 21st century. The new novel from the criticallyacclaimed author of the divorce papers, about a wealthy, pedigreed manhattan family that comes undone after the death of their patriarch.

Brilliantly wrought, incisive, and stirring, the heirs tells the story o. The heirs by susan rieger the crown publishing group. As with susan riegers first book, the divorce papers, this book takes me a while to get into. Emma straub, new york times bestselling author of modern lovers. Its a story about family and class, which i typically gravitate to. Named one of nprs best books of 2017 both original and moving and a whole lot of fun. The heirs by susan rieger penguin random house audio. Susan riegers insightful second novel, following her acclaimed 2014 debut, the divorce papers, succeeds as a thoroughly engaging family saga and an incisive probe into the upper crust of manhattan societya slice of edith wharton transported to the 21st century. The heirs, the followup to susan riegers criticallyacclaimed debut, wrestles with the nature of inheritance and legacy as it affects an unforgettable, uppercrust manhattan clan. Emma straub, new york times bestselling author of modern lovers what a surefooted and unfoolable writer susan rieger isand what a great book the heirs is. A novel by susan rieger the gilmore guide to books. Some years ago, susan rieger, a freshly minted lawyer, taught a lawschool course on legal writing.

From that inspiration, she devised this assured novel of family, money, and secrets, reminiscent in theme and tone of edith wharton, though in rieger s world, those who err are not necessarily punished. The heirs susan rieger literary roadhouse bookclub ep 16. Your new novel, the heirs, is a more traditional novel. Rieger made up the law cases, with supporting statement of facts, statutes, and legal decisions. Unstoppably entertaining and astute, it describes its. Browse susan riegers bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. With great command, wit and charm, we are introduced to the inimitable falkeses five clever, charismatic brothers, their partners, and their parents, rupert and eleanor. In may we read the heirs by susan rieger, a characterdriven novel chock full of thrilling plot twists.

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