Cooperative Lives by Patrick T. Finegan (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Cooperative Lives by Patrick T. Finegan Award-winning author Patrick Finegan peels back the façade of a storied Manhattan residential complex. "Ambitious and sophisticated, Cooperative Lives is diverse, gorgeous tapestry of character studies and pure delight to read." - Foreword Reviews FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Patrick Finegan peels back the façade of a storied Manhattan residential complex in his award-winning novel, Cooperative Lives.Grand Prize Finalist, 2019 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book CompetitionCategory Winner in Literary Fiction and Grand Prize Short List, 2019 Millennium Book AwardFirst Place in Literary and Contemporary Fiction, 2019 Somerset Book Awards (Chanticleer)Winner in General Fiction, 2019-20 Reader Views Literary AwardsWinner in Fiction, 2020 Book Excellence AwardsSeal of Approval and Gold Medal in Contemporary Fiction, 2019 Literary Classics International Book AwardsWinner, 2019-20 Jack Eadon Memorial Award for Best Book in Contemporary DramaWinner, 2019-20 Author Marketing Network Award for Best Fiction DébutWinner in Literary Fiction, 2020 Independent Press AwardWinner in General Fiction, 2020 NYC Big Book AwardReviewers Choice Award, 2019 Feathered Quill Book AwardsSilver Medal in Adult Fiction, 2019 Wishing Shelf Book AwardsSilver Medal, 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards, for Best First Book in FictionFinalist in General Fiction, 2019 American Fiction Awards (American BookFest)Finalist in General Fiction, 2020 International Book AwardsBronze Medal in Fiction Drama, 2019 Readers Favorite AwardsBronze Medal in General Fiction and Début Author Finalist, 2019 Feathered Quill Book AwardsB.R.A.G. Medallion in Literary Fiction, Book Readers Appreciation GroupBest Books in Literary Fiction, Fall 2019 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement AwardsLong List, 2019 Cinnamon Literature PrizeA landmarked midtown Manhattan address. Carnegie Hall and Central Park at your feet. Three hundred units. Thirty-two full-time employees. Five hundred neighbors. Youve hit the big time. Joined the elite. But what do you know about them, the neighbors? Have you ever met them? Really engaged with them? Or do you gaze down in the elevator, the same way you do on the subway and the street?Oh sure, youve heard a famous writer lives on the fourteenth floor, a retired US senator on the eighteenth. Youve witnessed so many Broadway impresarios glide through the lobby youve lost count. But what about your real neighbors - the couple in 7H, for instance, or the family in 8B? Did you know they once harbored the most wanted fugitive in America?No? It was in the papers for weeks; nearly tore the co-op apart. Even that famous writer on fourteen got involved. And all because an M7 bus side-swiped a resident-shareholder while turning down Seventh Avenue.Youre busy? Oh, Im sorry. Just thought you should know something about the co-ops history. And buy more insurance, lots more; Ive got a friend named Stanley. Author Biography Patrick Finegan was born during the latter half of the Eisenhower Administration and graduated during the Carter and Reagan Administrations from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Law School and Graduate School of Business. He worked more than thirty years in law, corporate finance, management consulting and risk management. He has a wife and grown daughter and has lived in the New York metropolitan area his entire professional life - most of it in the same residential cooperative. Cooperative Lives is his first work of fiction. Review Patrick Finegans luscious novel Cooperative Lives follows characters whose lives change when they are brought into close proximity with each other through a series of coincidences, accidents, and international espionage... The story moves forward and backward in time with ease, teasing forth details and offering clues about a deeper underlying story and tangled interconnections. The addition of an international conspiracy makes it tempting to turn pages at a rapid speed, but masterful prose, marked by evocative phrasing and apt metaphors, encourages savoring each exquisite sentence and its imagery... Theres much to relish and ponder in this tragicomedy. Ambitious and sophisticated, Cooperative Lives is a diverse and gorgeous tapestry of character studies and is a pure delight to read. - Wendy Hinman, Foreword Clarion Reviews (……………) Happenstance, serendipity and luck dominate as the lives of characters crash against one another like pinballs in Patrick Finegans Cooperative Lives. A novel that perfectly captures the unscripted events and coincidence of real life, where you can do your utmost best, and its never quite good enough... A powerful, chic and evocative read, Cooperative Lives proves a superb début for Finegan and a must-read for discerning readers of top-notch literary fiction. It is recommended without reservation. - BookViral Reviews (Recommended Without Reservation) Cooperative Lives is the most thrilling work of literature Ive read all year. perhaps for many years. Through a collection of extraordinarily perceptive character depictions, Patrick Finegan evokes a complex plot of espionage, fiscal and medical malfeasance, lust and hapless coincidence that captures the essence of our times. This is not an easy book to read; it is best grasped through several readings-- as are the best of books. Not only are the characters drawn with sharp perception, each of the diverse settings and situations is presented with a deep knowledge of place and detail. This is a staggering work of research enlivened with great style and increasingly black humor. This is the US in the 21st century as formed by Calibans god -- harrowing in its accurate vision. I hope Mr. Finegan is busy writing a sequel, I can hardly wait to see what he would do with the Trump era. - indieBRAG Judges Commentary The changes in point of view are often abrupt, but the reader who follows from person to person, lie to lie, and secret to secret will find themselves at the heart of a dark web that stretches well beyond the building to a case that almost seems ripped from the headlines of the late 2000s and early 2010s when this story takes place. While the author describes this work as extremely recent historical fiction, this character-driven story is most definitely a work of exquisite literary fiction that uses the exploration of its characters to drive the narrative. - Marlene Harris, Chanticleer Book Reviews (……………) Long Description Co-operative Lives A landmarked midtown Manhattan address. Carnegie Hall and Central Park at your feet. Three hundred units. Thirty-two full-time employees. Five hundred neighbors. Youve hit the big time. Joined the elite. But what do you know about them, the neighbors? Have you ever met them? Really engaged with them? Or do you gaze down in the elevator, the same way you do on the subway and the street? Oh sure, youve heard a famous writer lives on the fourteenth floor, a retired US senator on the eighteenth. Youve witnessed so many Broadway impresarios glide through the lobby youve lost count. But what about your real neighbors - the couple in 7H, for instance, or the family in 8B? Did you know they once harbored the most wanted fugitive in America? No? It was in the papers for weeks; nearly tore the co-op apart. Even that famous writer on fourteen got involved. And all because an M7 bus side-swiped a resident-shareholder while turning down Seventh Avenue. Youre busy? Oh, Im sorry. Just thought you should know something about the co-ops history. And buy more insurance, lots more; Ive got a friend named Stanley. From the Preface It is perhaps unorthodox to declare a story which transpired 6-8 years ago in the countrys largest metropolis historical fiction but labelling it otherwise would be a deception. The election of a bilious talk show host to the worlds highest office, the NSA-sponsored surveillance, cataloging and storage of millions of Americans phone logs and recordings, the petulant, self-imposed withdrawal of Great Britain from the EU, the global contagion of anti-immigrant nationalism - no pundit could have predicted these developments in 2013. And no one would have believed him. I intended this book as a work of contemporary fiction. It described, I think accurately, the city and world I lived in. Just six years have elapsed since its completion, but I might as well have described ancient China. The world and New York City of 2013 no longer exist. I hereby present, for better or worse, the worlds most contemporary historical novel. About the Author Patrick Finegan is a native New Yorker who worked more than thirty years in law, corporate finance, management consulting and risk management. For the great majority of those years, he lived in the same residential co-op. This is his first work of fiction. Review Quote "Patrick Finegans luscious novel Cooperative Lives follows characters whose lives change when they are brought into close proximity with each other through a series of coincidences, accidents, and international espionage... The story moves forward and backward in time with ease, teasing forth details and offering clues about a deeper underlying story and tangled interconnections. The addition of an international conspiracy makes it tempting to turn pages at a rapid speed, but masterful prose, marked by evocative phrasing and apt metaphors, encourages savoring each exquisite sentence and its imagery... Theres much to relish and ponder in this tragicomedy. Ambitious and sophisticated, Cooperative Lives is a diverse and gorgeous tapestry of character studies and is a pure delight to read." - Foreword Clarion Reviews (5 stars) "Whereas most books begin in a status quo and introduce their conflict to the initial detriment of their characters, this book holds all of its cards from the very first page and forces the reader to pay rapt attention as it lays each one of them down in turn. What seem like challenging but mundane moments in life soon become so much more, whether in linear progression or as the story makes time hops months or years into the past. The story itself unfolds in a similar fashion, beginning with a pair of couples who used to socialize before death, divorce, and unemployment separated them. It then grows to include suspense, intrigue, danger, and espionage without deviating from its core cast of characters... Written with all the passion and flourish of a love letter yet with all the calculation and clockwork of a crime novel, Finegans novel is a fascinating slice-of-life that rings true even as it attempts the fantastic." - US Review of Books (Recommended) "Incredibly evocative... [I]t is in his characterisations where Finegan really excels... [E]ach person is given a distinct voice and identity, making it not only easy to work out who is speaking, but also makes the reader genuinely care about these characters. The reader is able to see both sides of a situation and can empathise with the people in it, becoming impartial observers in a way... Cooperative Lives begins quite slowly but gradually builds momentum to a shocking climax... Maybe not one for those who like their novels fast-paced, but Cooperative Lives is a well-written, character-driven thriller which will keep readers hooked." - Reedsy Discovery (Loved it! ) "An intricate and intriguing tale with a lot of plot twists and details hidden in plain sight... The people in this story are well-drawn, each with their own fully-developed personality - and their individual personality quirks together drive the plot, demonstrating the authors gift for truly elegant plot design. This is the sort of book that rewards, indeed perhaps requires, reading more than once in order to catch all the little details and plot points one may miss on a casual reading... Cooperative Lives is a complicated but beautifully engineered book, with its intertwined secrets, interacting lives, and the carefully-woven story that emerges from them." - Indie Reader "An intricately plotted, well-written tale. Finegans style is clean and straightforward. His characters are imperfect and easily relatable people who experience the peaks and valleys that inform all lives... Strong on both character and plot, its most likely to be enjoyed by readers drawn to intelligent writing." - Blue Ink Review Details ISBN173390252X ISBN-10 173390252X ISBN-13 9781733902526 Format Hardcover Language English Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-03-19 Imprint Patrick T. Finegan Author Patrick T. Finegan Publisher Patrick T. Finegan Pages 474 UK Release Date 2019-03-19 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126667399;

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