A real-estate magnate named Nero Golden arrives in America with his three adult sons, all beginning new lives under assumed identities in a Manhattan mansion. Set in the Obama era, this novel follows the family's rapid ascent into New York's elite social circles through the eyes of René, their filmmaker neighbor who becomes obsessed with documenting their extraordinary lives. Salman Rushdie's sweeping narrative explores ambition, reinvention, and the secrets behind a powerful family's meteoric rise.
