Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett
A battle of wills between a young banker named Doug Fanning and a retired teacher named Charlotte Graves, whose two dogs have started to communicate with her, is at the centre of Union Atlantic. When Doug begins to erect an opulent mansion on land that Charlotte’s family gifted to the Massachusetts town of Finden, she decides to take legal action to have him removed. Being senior management at Union Atlantic bank, a significant financial conglomerate, Doug is involved in the business’s battle to survive. President of the New York Federal Reserve and Charlotte’s brother Henry Graves must keep a close check on Union Atlantic and the entire financial system.
Nate Fuller, a disturbed high school senior, is drawn into the growing tension between Doug and Charlotte and unintentionally arouses strong feelings in each of them. Union Atlantic is a unique piece of fiction that will undoubtedly be read and repeated long after it creates a sensation this spring. It is irrationally intricate, imaginative, and funny.
Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett
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This book weaves a compelling plot that had me turning the pages despite covering a wide range of subjects and circumstances, including professional success, a disenchanted populace, and sexual and familial relationships.
It relates to the tale of Doug, who joined the navy in order to escape his difficult upbringing and alcoholic mother. He and his companions accidentally shoot down a passenger jet in the film’s great opening scene. After leaving the military, he transitions into finance, where he develops into a cool, calculating operator determined to outperform the market.
We undoubtedly learn a lot about how to win by breaking the rules just a little and how the financial markets operate, but once more, the plot of most novels ultimately revolves around the same topic. It has to do with how you construct your identity and how you view your past. It’s really a classic book about class. He then builds this enormous house not far from his childhood home, partly as an expression of his current self. He doesn’t go visit his formerly alcoholic mother until pretty late in the book. It’s a very challenging topic to take on. It’s a pretty fantastic book, but there are times when I wonder if the main character is a little too cynical and we can’t fully believe him.
