Book review: Downward spiral of entitled protagonist fails to convince

Entitlement explores the world of the super-rich, and the malign influence that proximity to that world can have on a sensitive and ambitious young black woman, Brooke Orr
Book review: Downward spiral of entitled protagonist fails to convince

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Sat, 14 Dec, 2024 - 00:46
Review: Alannah Hopkin

  • Entitlement
  • Rumaan Alam 
  • Bloomsbury, €21.75 

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