High Dive: A novel

High Dive: A novel

â€œDevastating . . . Inspired . . . We make so many complex emotional investments in the lives of Leeâ€™s characters that it takes a monkâ€™s restraint not to flip to the very end of the book before you get there.â€ â€”Jennifer Senior, New York Times

In September 1984, a bomb was planted at the Grand Hotel in the seaside town of Brighton, England, set to explode in twenty-four days when the British prime minister and her entire cabinet would be staying there. High Dive not only takes us inside this audacious assassination attemptâ€”a decisive act of violence on the world stageâ€”but also imagines its way into a group of unforgettable characters. NimblyÂ weaving together fact and fiction, comedy and tragedy, the story switches among the perspectives of Dan, a young IRA explosives expert; Moose, a former star athlete gone to seed, who is now the deputy hotel manager; and Freya, his teenage daughter, trying to decide what comes after high school. Over the course of a mere four weeks, as the prime ministerâ€™s arrival draws closer, each of their lives will be transformed forever. Â

A bold, astonishingly intimate novel of laughter and heartbreak, High Dive is a moving portrait of clashing loyalties, guilt and regret, and how individuals become the grist of history.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-08
Format Kindle eBook

You might also like...