The Locals
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| Originally published | August 8, 2017 |
| Authors | Jonathan Dee |
| Genres | Psychological Fiction |
| Political Fiction | |
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| ID | 2475162 |
About The Locals
A rural, working class New England town elects as its mayor a New York hedge fund millionaire in this urgent and inspired novel for our times. Mark Firth is a home builder in Howland, Massachusetts who, after being swindled by a financial advisor, feels opportunity passing him and his family by. . . .
Booker Prize 2023 shortlist: Who are the six authors hoping to win tonight?
... We don t know her name or the country she lives in, the hostility and suspicion she receives from The Locals feels almost medieval, but the setting is very modern...
Canada QAnon 'queen' leaves village, but she hasn't gone far
... Experts say The Locals concerns are justified...
Essex surgeon's family claims South Africa police chatted as he lay dying
... " There were a lot of vehicles surrounding the place and a lot of The Locals standing around the area, " Ainah said...
King Charles finds his Seoul food in the suburbs
... Neither seem convincing to some of The Locals...
Mark Steel: Comedian has surgery for throat cancer
... " All seems to be going to plan, due to the magnificent staff at St George s but I have these tubes poking out, so I look like a car in my home town of Swanley that The Locals are syphoning petrol from"...
A tale of two Richmonds: Greggs confuses North Yorkshire market town with town in London
... Close to the bakery in Market Place, one local resident told BBC Look North: " They have made a big boo-boo haven t they? " It s somebody in head office, isn t it, who thinks they know more than The Locals? " Another resident said: " I think there are enough photos of Richmond itself to warrant supporting the North Yorkshire town, as opposed to that lot down south...
Cleveland Pools: Bath's Georgian lido reopens after 40 years
... " We thought they ve done a fantastic job in refurbishing it, and how wonderful for The Locals to have this on their doorstep...
Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross
... Warning signs by the roadside mark out the elephant corridors, so The Locals know to keep clear of their usual paths...