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Trust

By: Hernan Diaz
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Marno, Orlagh Cassidy
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Publisher's Summary

WINNER of the Pulitzer Prize
The Sunday Times Bestseller
Best Books of 2022 pick - New York Times, Obama, TIME, Slate, Oprah Daily, Kirkus, LA Times, EW, Sarah Jessica Parker

Read by a full cast of narrators, Trust by Hernan Diaz is a sweeping, unpredictable novel about power, wealth and truth, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York. Perfect for fans of Succession.

Can one person change the course of history?

A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and this wealthy man’s story - of greed, love and betrayal - is about to slip from his grasp.

Composed of four competing versions of this deliciously deceptive tale, Trust brings us on a quest for truth while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human heart.

'One of the great puzzle-box novels, it’s the cleverest of conceits, wrapped up in a page-turner' – Telegraph

'Genius' – Lauren Groff, author of Matrix
©2022 Penguin Random House LLC (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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Critic Reviews

A sublime, richly layered novel. A story within a story within a story. (Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist)
Trust glints with wonder and knowledge and mystery. Its plotlines are as etched and surreal as Art Deco geometry, while inside that architecture are people who feel appallingly real. This novel is very classical and very original: Balzac would be proud, but so would Borges. (Rachel Kushner, Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Mars Room)
Immaculate. TRUST is a work of assured virtuosity, lightly-worn wisdom, and immense impact. (Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies)
That rare jewel of a book - jaw-dropping storytelling against the backdrop of beautiful writing. Amidst all the noise in the world, whole days found me curled up on the couch, lost inside Diaz’s brilliance (Jacqueline Woodson, author of Red at the Bone)
For all its elegant complexity and brilliant construction, Diaz's novel is compulsively readable . . . A captivating tour de force that will astound readers with its formal invention and contemporary relevance. (Booklist, starred review)
The audacity and scope of Hernan Diaz’s extraordinary novel - a prism, a mystery, a revelation - are brilliantly matched by the quality of his prose. (Jean Strouse, author of Morgan: American Financier)
This is now part of my collection of books that I must read more than once. Hernan Diaz keeps the reader engaged by playfully architecting individual and collective narratives of power, love and the meaning of financial success. (Dan Houston, Chairman, president and CEO, Principal Financial Group, Bloomberg, Top Business Leaders Pick the Year’s 58 Must-Reads)

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A must read

It starts slow, predictable even. But as the story comes together, building on itself, it becomes increasingly r that this is a masterpiece.

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Wow. Absolutely my new favourite book 💫

The story, and the mapping of this story was just so wonderful. I’m going to listen again in a few months. The characters were elusive and revealing at the same time (!!).
Every performance was spot on, but Orlagh really conveyed her character.
Just incredible.

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Enjoyable

The sense of where it was going emerged fairly early on, but it remained an enjoyable read.

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Superb and brilliant writing

Mesmerising performance/l and beautifully written - a perfect example of how small a very intelligent woman can become in a verbose man’s world - shameful

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Download now! Beautiful, riveting

Who would think the world of finance in the early 1900s could be fascinating to a no-numbers guy like me! Loved every word. From the old NYC to the mountains of Europe with twists and turns and feminism and intrigue - this is a fab book and delivered with pitch perfect performances.

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Stunningly evocative writing, done justice by a great performance

Listening to this book felt like staring at a great painting.

It’s beautiful when you first see it.

But only after spending more time looking do you realise your first glimpse hadn’t even scratched the surface of its complexity.

A real pleasure to listen to

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A curate’s egg

This is an impressive intellectual achievement in some ways but the writing sounded to me a bit too much like reportage. I also found the characters unappealing and the ideas that the novel develops, with one or two exceptions, uninteresting. The performances were very good but wasn’t enough for me.

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Worth persevering

After being so engrossed in the first part, I found it hard to adjust to part 2. I gave the audio a break and am so glad I came back to it. I loved everything about this novel. It’s one I’ll listen to again - I think on a second listening the significance of each part would be different.

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Stand out

Brilliant writing, fascinating explanations, clear, concise. I really enjoyed this book. Recommend to anyone who enjoys well crafted story from different viewpoints.

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Immensely dull

Little story, little character development, lots of long explanations of relatively simple financial mechanisms. Very dull

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