The Millionaires: A Novel - Softcover

Majors, Inman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393337278 ISBN 13: 9780393337273

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

Synopsis

A brilliant novel of new money and old manners, crossing The Great Gatsby with the spirit of Tom Wolfe.

Meet the Cole brothers, charismatic country boys with more money than God―half moonshine and half martini. Roland, the younger, is running for governor of Tennessee, while J.T. maneuvers to bring a full-fledged world’s fair to the small city of Glennville. To the dismay of the old guard, the fair succeeds, making the Coles among the most important men in the state. All that stands between them and grander ambitions is an investigation into how their bank made all that money so damn fast.

Life in the fast lane has taken its toll on the Coles’ families; their wives and mistresses are among the sharpest, sassiest creations of recent fiction. The quiet center of the story is Mike Teague, the Coles’ advisor, who knows one of those women too well―and also where all the bodies are buried. Here is a portrait, raucous yet nuanced, of what the south has been, and what it will become.

About this title

About the Author

Inman Majors teaches fiction writing at James Madison University. He is the author of Wonderdog, Swimming in Sky, and The Millionaires. He lives in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Review

“Majors pairs a cast of likable characters with a strong setting, elements that set this novel apart.”
- Library Journal

“This expansive, smoothly flowing novel offers a rich look at family dynamics and overweening ambition.”
- Booklist

“Remarkable and very timely...the story of two small-town brothers who rise to dangerous big-city heights is as big and ambitious as the physical book itself.”
- Bookpage

“The Millionaires, with its wry, sophisticated narrative voice, a voice in full control, is the best, most fully accomplished new novel I have read in perhaps three years. . . . It is serious business and it is very good.”
- Tuscaloosa News

“An engrossing story about ambition and integrity...Majors deserves ample applause for his storytelling and character-drawing skills.”
- Raleigh News and Observer

“A sprawling, smart, fast-moving insider novel by author Inman Majors, who knows his way around politics, Tennessee Style.”
- Memphis Magazine

“(A) fine example of what happens when the Old South meets the New South.”
- Richmond Times Dispatch

“(A) deeply Southern tale of power and corruption.”
- Birmingham Magazine

“Like the best of books, The Millionaires grants its subjects their humanity, and leaves you pondering the imponderable.”
- OpEd News

“A knowing social novel, ruthlessly alive. Inman Majors may know everything.”
- Mark Costello, author of Big If

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0393337278
• ISBN 13: 9780393337273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480