THE WENTWORTHS opens a window into the lives of a wealthy
and powerful but dysfunctional Beverly Hills family.
There's Gus, the adulterous patriarch; Judith, the abusive
and longsuffering matriarch; Conrad, the oldest son who is
a mean, sexually abusive attorney; Becky, the only
daughter who has troubled children and a less than perfect
marriage; and Norman, the youngest son who is gay and
still lives in the pool house, where he watches and
analyzes the doings of the rest of the family.
Conrad gets involved with a woman who won't take no for an
answer, and Gus doesn't want to let go of a young woman
who is using him only to provide a better life for her
child. When the lives of these two women collide, the
family members and their longstanding interactions fall.
It becomes apparent that beneath the luster and prestige
of old money lie the same vices and problems experienced
by the poor and powerless—jealousy, prejudice, bigotry,
infidelity, sexual fetishes, greed, and every other xxx
imaginable.
Katie Arnold provides a quirky, funny, and definitely off-
center tale in THE WENTWORTHS that is equally satisfying
and jarring. Get ready to laugh, to sigh, to grimace...and
to thank God that your life—whatever that may be—is as
good as it is.
Katie Arnoldi's critically acclaimed debut novel
Chemical Pink launched her onto the bestseller
lists and so burrowed itself into the public's
consciousness that its title was the answer to a double
Jeopardy question. Now, seven years later, her
second novel, The Wentworths, arrives, delivering a
fascinating, erotic, dark, and savagely funny page-turner
that will both satiate her fans and appeal to new readers
of all stripes.
Arnoldi's searing portrait of a wealthy
Westside, Los Angeles, family, is a true binge read--
boldly dramatizing the disfunctionality of the modern
American family. Comic and horrifying, sadistic and
hilarious, tragic and funny all at the same time, The
Wentworths is a shocking yet redemptive tale that will
have fans cheering.
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