Greenwich

On a quiet night in the best part of Greenwich, Connecticut, eight people assemble for a convivial dinner. But after that night, their lives will never be the same, as death erupts into their lives. They are a disparate group, including a former State Department employee, a Catholic nun, a linguistics professor, and a successful novelist. They, and the people they love, portray the arrogance and innocence, brutality and compassion in America today. Each character becomes a thread-dark, light, or a shade in between-in a carpet of intricate design, and as Howard Fast weaves them together, they embody the interdependence of human life and human guilt and the eternal work of redemption.

Howard Fast's most recent novel is Redemption. He has written more than forty books, including the novels Spartacus, Citizen Tom Paine, April Morning, and The Immigrant's Daughter. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and he has received numerous awards, including an Emmy Award, a National Jewish Book Award, and the Schomburg Award for Race Relations. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.