But in this rural area-with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service-it’s hard to know what to believe.
They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. are an older couple-it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped-and unexpected new ones are forged-in moments of crisis.Īmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. Leave the World Behind Back-of-Book DescriptionĪ magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.įrom the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class.
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