A Week in December

Praise

“A remarkable creation. . . . Truly moving. . . .  richly human novel [and a] grand portrait of a city.” —The Washington Post

“Ambitious, entertaining, and often scathingly angry.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A Week in December is a formally ambitious, intelligently entertaining, rather provocative novel of contemporary manners.” —Los Angeles Times
 
“Reflects the tumultuous present with both humor and a scathing sensibility. . . . This, at its heart, is fiction about folks, and it’s darned compelling.” —The Denver Post

“Vigorous, authentic and often hilarious. . . . Clever and convincing.” —Chicago Tribune
 
“The ultimate urban novel. . . . A blistering social document.” —Seattle Times
 
“Delightful and witty. . . . A state-of-the-nation book, a satirical comedy of metropolitan literary life, a sweeping, Dickensian look at contemporary London, a serious examination of Islam and the reasons for radicalism among young Muslims, a thriller, a satire . . . and a detailed look at the sharp financial practices that led to the collapse.” —The Guardian (London)
 
“Precisely what we need to help us navigate these complex times. Chatrooms, blogs, reality TV: this is the landscape contemporary fiction must inhabit to stay relevant. Faulks’ does so with mastery.” —GQ
 
“[Faulks] handles his topics with witty verve.” —The New Yorker
 
“Guessing the real-life characters who might have inspired those in the novel adds an extra scoop of fun to this bewitching, well-observed snapshot of London life.” —Elle
 
“If you’re a fan of Charles Dickens, A Week in December reads like a vastly entertaining new version of Our Mutual Friend, with a side order of Bleak House.” —NPR, “What We’re Reading”
 
“Eminently readable [and] cleverly plotted.” —The Times (London)
 
“Faulks . . . writes in a style that is always sophisticated and sometimes satirical, but he never fails to draw in readers looking for a good story. . . . Deeply creative.” —BookPage
 
“A riposte to those who say the novel doesn’t deal with big issues any more.” —The Telegraph (London)
 
“Well-plotted and gripping throughout.” —The Spectator