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In the new novel by the author of the world-wide bestseller The Dinner, Herman Koch turns his brilliantly acid and forensic eye to the green-eyed monster: the all-too human emotion of jealousy.Robert Walter, the popular mayor of Amsterdam, begins to suspect that his wife is cheating on him with one of his aldermen. Though he is happily married, he has always wondered why his wife, born and raised in a distant country, chose him above his brill...

Praise for Herman KochDear Mr M.‘Herman Koch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite writers. His three novels, taken together, are like a killer EP where every track kicks ass.’ Stephen KingSummer House With Swimming Pool‘Gripping . . . For fans of thrillers such as Gone Girl, this should be essential summer reading.’ GuardianThe Dinner‘One of those must-read novels about nature vs nurture, like The Slap and We Need to Talk About Kevin, with a...

Praise for Herman KochDear Mr M.‘Herman Koch is rapidly becoming one of my favorite writers. His three novels, taken together, are like a killer EP where every track kicks ass.’ Stephen KingSummer House With Swimming Pool‘Gripping . . . For fans of thrillers such as Gone Girl, this should be essential summer reading.’ GuardianThe Dinner‘One of those must-read novels about nature vs nurture, like The Slap and We Need to Talk About Kevin, with a...

An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives--all over the course of one meal.

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Dear Mr. M, I'd like to start by telling you that I'm doing better now. I do so because you probably have no idea that I was ever doing worse. Much worse, in fact, but I'll get to that later on.Mr. M is being watched. As a famous writer, he is no stranger to the limelight, although interest in his work has been dwindling of late. His print runs are smaller than they used to be, as are the crowds at his bookshop signings . . . Our narrator clea...

Praise for Herman KochSummer House with Swimming Pool'Gripping . . . For fans of thrillers such as Gone Girl, this should be essential summer reading' Guardian'Utterly entertaining. There is a manic clarity and gleefulness to its writing . . . You'll be gripped and chilled' Independent 'The Dinner proves how powerful fiction can be in illuminating the modern world' The Economist'One of those must-read novels about nature vs nurture, like The S...

A riveting but disturbing [novel] from the richly talented Dutch author who sprang to prominence with his gripping The Dinner . . . There are echoes of Stephen King's Misery, but this is even more subtle, with a denouement to send shivers down the spine.' Daily Mail'Herman Koch is rapidly becoming one of my favourite writers. His three novels, taken together, are like a killer EP where every track kicks ass.' Stephen KingMr. M's fame is not wh...

A summer's evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse - the banality of work, the triviality of holidays. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened.Each couple has a fifteen year old son. The t...

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Herman Koch, born in 1953, is a Dutch writer. He was a renowned television actor on the series Jiskefet and a former columnist for the newspaper Volkskrant. The Dinner is his sixth novel and has already won the prestigious Publieksprijs Prize in 2009. Herman Koch currently lives in Amsterdam.Sam Garrett has translated some 30 novels and works of non-fiction, for which he has won prizes and appeared on shortlists for some of the world's most pr...

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A glittering cast including Richard Gere, Chloe Sevigny, Laura Linney and Steve Coogan star in a hotly anticipated adaptation of the bestselling book about parents protecting their children - whatever the cost.